Thankful for video games

I am thankful for the joy and excitement I get from playing. I have been thinking about doing a list of my top favorite video games for some time. So look forward to that list coming to my blog soon. Back on topic though, as humans God has given us lots of things to use in this world. Some of those thing are for our use, some are art, some are living. All of which, when used properly can be used to glorify God. Paul talks about this issue in his first letter to the Corinthian church. He tells them that all things are lawful but not all things are helpful. I think that video games fall into that category. Video games in and of themselves are lawful and can be used for good or bad. On the good side people can be brought together in comradery when they share something such as video games in common. On the bad side, people can become quite addicted to video games. So much so that they become an idol. So I am thankful that I am able to play video games with my friends and we can share in that enjoyment together.

Stay tuned for my favorite video games and why. Also let me know what you are thankful for and how you can glorify God with it.

Thankful for God's creative power

My goal with this blog is to encourage you. I am asking you, the reader, to stop what you are doing for part of your busy day and consider something to be thankful for. I hope you enjoy learning to be thankful about things just as I will be learning with you. Let's start at the beginning of things to be thankful for, because without a source, we would have nothing to be thankful for. I am thankful that God created and sustains all things by his power. That means that all things that were, all things that are, and all things that will ever be were/are/ and will be under God's full control. We are told this in the Bible, where we can go to learn more about God.

Created
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens that the earth
Genesis 5:2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and he named them Man when they were created
Isaiah 45:18 For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (he is God), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited): "I am the Lord, and there is no other."
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word (Jesus) and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
(Italics added by me for informative purpose, not trying to add to the word of God)

Sustain
Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved
Colossians 1:17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Hebrews 1:3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

So as you go about your day, remember to thank God for his creation and sustaining. Feel free to leave me a comment. I would love to hear about the things you are thankful for and how that has impacted your life. Also join me next post for continuing of why I am thankful for God's creating and sustaining power.