Games and Lives

I was thinking the other day about how our lives are like a Game. I have been playing Runescape and thinking of the Sims. In both of the Games you have your character work on a skill like body or mining and as they progress they move to the next level. When doing this you see them from the sky view or over their shoulder. Then it hit me. God is watching us all the time. We should be working on something in our lives. That something should be getting to know God better and sharing The Good News. I know if I look at my life and it had a status bar for how much Praying, Telling others about God, and Worshiping God it would not be as high as it should be. It would probably be near the bottom.

As I look at this I am trying to think of what I can do to make it better. I have asked my dad to help keep me accountable for reading the Bible everyday. That helped for about a week or so but not at the level of commitment I know I am called to have. Now I am reading The Power of a Praying Husband. That has helped me pray more for my wife and family. I have now slowly realized that I can not wait to have someone or something help me do this. Instead I must sit down and make the commitment to God, my self and my family to draw close to God and to do His will. We make commitments all the time to work, play games , watch TV, movies or something to fill our time but have we done the simple things God asks of us first. He wants us to know Him and to be friends with Him. I know I am not there yet but as I do play the games and stuff I now think of the fact that God is watching me play and I remember He wants me to be a light before all men. As I go through the days ahead I plan to regularly check my status bars and make sure that the ones that God would prioritize are filled first.