I don't think video games are the same, but do you think God wants you sitting in front of video games for eight hours a day and five hours a day?
That's like me. When I was a kid, I played video games for 12 hours on end without stopping.
And those of you that are older than me probably think that's insanity.
But people who grew up in my generation, that's normal. 12 hours playing video games? Yeah. We've all been there, right?
Okay. And I don't even touch video games anymore. I haven't played a video game in years.
Because I know that the last time I played video games, I looked at the clock and it was like five hours later.
I was like, "What in the world have I been doing for five?" And I don't want to waste my life.
I don't want to be a slave to some computer screen. I remember I used to play video games.
I'd go to bed at night and I'm just thinking about what I'm going to do next, what I'm going to do different in the game next.
You know, which level I'm going to attain to and oh man, I figured out what I'm going to do, you know.
And I used to play the role-playing video games and you're just, oh man, you're thinking about it all the time.
That's wrong. That's wrong. You have to not be consumed with something like that.
Hey, why don't you get consumed with the things of God?
You know what it says in Romans, chapter 16 about the house of Stephanos?
This is the only time the word "addicted" is used in the entire Bible.
Look it up in good accordance. Addicted.
It says that the house of Stephanos has addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints.
Hey, addicted to Bible reading. Addicted to soul winning.
Addicted to preaching. Addicted to prayer.
Hey, that's the only addiction that God wants you to have.
You've got to be consumed with the things you've got.
Filled with the spirit, not filled with video games.
Not filled with gambling. Not filled with whatever.