Video Games: Who's Winning? (7 mins.): Discussion with the audience. Play the video. Then ask: what can video games steal from you ?; What things are more important than video games? (Eph 5:15, 16); What do the video games you choose say about you? And how can you be a winner in real life? Video games: who is winning?
What can video games steal from you?
They can steal one of the most valuable things human beings have, their time. And it is that on many occasions games make us obsess so much that we invest time in other activities to continue playing and this in the long run will bring us problems.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
As the video mentioned, perhaps when we lose something sooner or later we can get it back again, but once we lose time it never comes back that is why video games, although they seem harmless, if we do not control the time we invest in them, they can do that we neglect important activities.
On the web portal "noticiassensalud.com" it is mentioned that there are currently more than 500 million people around the world who entertain themselves and spend at least an hour playing the different video games that exist. He also mentions that those who are more fanatical can spend up to 25 hours a week. We see then that spending too much time on video games is a global issue, and it is good that Jehovah and his organization try to help us avoid wasting so much of our time on them.
Video games can start taking more and more time from us without realizing it until they end up controlling our life and having an obsession for them. This is dangerous because at this point we are putting them first, and not Jehovah. It can end up cultivating a stronger desire to play than to serve God.
The Bible tells us that we have to make the best use of our time. Video games are not bad, in fact it is a good way to have fun and spend time, either alone or in company. But like everything in life, it has to be in its proper measure, there are more important things. Jehovah in the first place evidently, the tasks of the house, the work, the studies, etc. We must be very clear about what our life occupies in the first place.
What things are more important than video games?
Sleeping well, having a good diet, taking advantage of the education that we are given in school, and having good personal hygiene habits are some examples of things that are more important than video games.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Also spending so much time playing video games can make us adopt a very sedentary lifestyle which can lead to health problems. That is why video also suggests that we can exchange video games for games that help us to become physically active. Good health is much more important than passing a level in any video game.
Ecclesiastes 3: 4 says: “There is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance ”. This means that it is not bad to invest time in things that we like, but we should not abuse, we must also dedicate time to other types of activities.
There are many things more important than video games such as sleeping well, work, meals, housework and studies, personal hygiene and health. And above all, as God's servants, Jehovah comes first. Video games are cool and fun, but they can't rob us of the time we spend on other, more important things.
What do the video games you choose say about you?
Video games show what a person actually sees as something good or bad, that is, perhaps a person in real life does not steal or does not murder, but in video games he does, that is a sign that these actions do not seem to him so bad and maybe in the long run it could end up behaving the same way it behaves in video games.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
And it is interesting to see how most popular video games have to do with violence, immorality and the occult, precisely things that our God Jehovah dislikes, that is why we must take care of what type of video games we have and thus avoid putting ourselves in against Jehovah.
There are video games of all kinds of themes. Although we think they are harmless, it may be unconsciously affecting us and making us more violent or less sensitive to things that the Bible condemns. Therefore, our enjoyment through video games must be healthy, so that we do not lose our moral and Christian values.
In addition, you also have to be careful with bad company. If we don't know who we play with and talk to them, at any moment they can be a stumbling block or they could be giving us bad habits and contaminating our Christians. We must be careful with who we play online and what their behavior is like.
How can you be a winner in real life?
Not letting video games control me, nor take away my ability to distinguish between good and evil. Also taking care of the time I invest in them so that they do not make me lose in real life.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Playing video games is fun, it's okay because the Bible tells us that there is also a time to enjoy and this is one way. But like everything else, we must be careful and precautions, that they do not steal a lot of time or the time we dedicate to other activities, that they do not occupy the first place in our lives and that they do not distort our ability to see what is right and what is wrong. it's wrong according to the Bible.
It is also worth mentioning, as we have seen in the video, that you can not only win and have fun with video games. Before it did not exist, and we had equal fun playing other games that are even healthier for physical health such as sports. There are many ways that a Christian has fun, you have to find a balance and that Jehovah is always in the first place and likes what we are doing.
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