This was a super creepy experience I had. Lately a couple of Ben's friends where trying to convince him to start play an online game with them. I think its pretty new, and it did sound like a lot of fun and something Ben could us as a sort of hobby. But for some reason I had bad feelings about it. I thought at first it was just because it wasn't something I was into and that it would be wrong for me to tell him not to do it for that reason. (He doesn't tell me not to bake or scrapbook) We had talks about it in the past when we were engaged and how we both felt it was something that took way too much time, but again I didn't think it was a bad thing.
The more I thought about it the more it bothered me, even though he didn't really push it at all. I knew some family that took time away from their friends and families just to be involved, it seemed more then video games etc. These friends who were asking don't have kids or relationships based on our values so they take these games super seriously! If Ben plays games its fine, but I didn't want it being a "must" on almost a daily basis.
So I prayed about it, I know gaming! Well a week later I decide to crack open my parents copy of the Ensign magazine (which I haven't done in forever) and found the following article. If anyone has been in this situation, or close READ IT! It made the biggest impression ever! I like how it explains how its not WRONG, but could be an addiction without even realizing it! There is a check list at the end of the article, that we both found even though it wasn't something we were doing, it was something we saw happening with these games.
I'm so grateful to prayer and I saw it work with even the smallest little questions in our life. Ben has done nothing wrong, not even for thinking it - and I'm definitely not immune to asking anything that ended up being a bust.
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?locale=0&sourceId=afee15e67b5b2210VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD
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