The Day I Kissed Candy Crush Goodbye

One day, not too long ago, my hubby rolled his eyes and laughed at me for giving in to the Candy Crush craze.  I didn't realize how addictive that game was until I started matching threes, fours, and blessed fives--I was hooked.  

The warning signs were all there, but I was too blinded by the stripey candies to recognize that I was truly addicted to this game.  I should have known the severity of my issue when I closed my eyes to sleep and could envision all the pretty candies in a row (candy crushers, you know you do it too).  My habit reached a new low when my 7 year old techie son taught me the trick to never have to wait for a new set of lives ...what?  You don't know it? Well let me tell you that if you're playing on an iPhone or iPad, just go into settings, set date and time, and then move the time ahead by a couple hours, and voila!  A new set of five lives!  According to my iPad's calendar, my firstborn should now be graduated from high school because it says it's September of 2019... Yes, I have a problem with cheating... At least this keeps me from screaming at my kids for wasting all my lives!  (That's a good thing, right?!) Another big red flag was that I started having an inexplicable craving for Hersheys and Werthers...I simply should have realized how bad my problem really was!  The saddest thing of all is that I'm not all that great at the game... I'm still only on level 67 and I've wasted all this time.

Alas, God has convicted me about the way I've been spending my time.  Last night as I took a brief break from busting up chocolate and jelly, I looked around me and saw laundry baskets overflowing and dishes falling out of the sink.  This morning as I listened to an awesome, in-your-face sermon, God busted ME up about the fact that I can find time to play a game for an hour (or more...) a day, BUT I'M NEGLECTING TO GET INTO GOD'S WORD for any more time than just reading my Bible app's verse of the day!  So, decision made.  I'm kissing Candy Crush goodbye.  I'm choosing to put down the digital device and get some sleep, so I can get up a little earlier to invest those first few moments of my day reading God's Word. 

I'm not saying Candy Crush is a bad thing.  However, like anything else that competes for our time, it can too easily take the place of the things that are truly important.  When that happens, I think it's time to really evaluate our priorities.  In my case, I slacked off... And it's shown in my "spiritual freshness".  Thankfully God still speaks through the noise and gently draws us back into a right relationship with Him.

Oh, and remember the guy who once rolled his eyes at me for playing the game?  Yeah---he's now on level one-hundred-and-twenty-something.  Maybe he and I can go to Candy Crush rehab together. :-)