ມີຫລາຍຄົນ, ລວມທັງເດັກນ້ອຍ, who spend hours gaming. They don’t consider gaming a waste of time and don’t see the spiritual dangers of video games, but they consider gaming a positive source of entertainment and a way to relax and don’t want to hear anything about gaming addiction. Some people even say that gaming is good for your development. But is gaming good for you and harmless and does gaming reduce stress? Or is gaming bad for you and causes anxiety, ຄວາມອຸກໃຈ, ນອນບໍ່ຫລັບ, ການລະຄາຍເຄືອງ, ງວງ, ທີ່ກຽດຊັງ, ຄວາມຮຸນແຮງ, ແລະອື່ນໆ? What does gaming do to the minds of people? What are the negative effects of gaming? And what about Christians, can Christians play video games? What is the spiritual danger of gaming that many people are not aware of?
The imaginary realm of gaming
ຜູ້ຊາຍຫຼາຍຄົນ, ແມ່ຍິງ, and children spend hours playing (video) games on their computers (PC, PlayStation, Xbox, ແລະອື່ນໆ), smartphones, tablets, ແລະອື່ນໆ. and fancy themselves in an imaginary world.
They play the most horrible games, ມັກ Quake 3, League of Legends, Grand Theft Auto V, Gears of War, ໂລກຂອງ Warcraft (surprisingly enough, many women also play this game), Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, Mafia III, Dead rising II, Killer is dead, Dead Island, Dark Souls II & III, Smite, Fallout 4, The walking dead, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, Red dead redemption II, Call of duty: Black Ops II, III and IV, ການປະທ້ວງຕ້ານ: ການກະທໍາຜິດທົ່ວໂລກ, Dota 2, Diablo III, Minecraft, Fortnight: Battle Royal, Moral Kombat, Hogwarts Legacy, ແລະອື່ນໆ.
But also ‘innocent’ games are played, ມັກ ປວດເຂົ້າຫນົມຕ່າງໆ, ນົກໃຈຫ້າຍ, ປະດັບປະດາ 2, ຟາມວິລ, Mahjong, Cake Shop 2, ແລະອື່ນໆ.
But what happens to the mind when you play these games? ອັນຕະລາຍຂອງການພະນັນແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
What does gaming do to your mind?
Gaming has a significant effect on your mind. ໃນໂລກວິນຍານທາງວິນຍານ, video games defile your mind. How does gaming defile your mind? As soon as you begin to play your soul connects with the spiritual kingdom of darkness; the demonic powers that are behind the game you play.
You have made the first step by switching on the computer and playing. By participating in a game your mind interacts in an imaginary world and interacts with demonic powers. You open the door for these demonic powers to enter your life. It is just like ເບິ່ງໂທລະທັດ. The only difference with the television is that when you play a video game, you become a partaker of this imaginary dark world.
Most people are against violence, cruelties, rape, ອາຊະຍາກໍາ, ສົງຄາມ, and murder, while in the meantime they play the most horrific games like: ’world of Warcraft’, ‘league of Legends', ‘grand theft auto V’, ‘Diablo III’, Mass Effect, Madworld, Saw, Agony ແລະອື່ນໆ, and become partakers of war, ອາດຊະຍາກຳ, ເພດ, rape, ຄວາມຮຸນແຮງ, cruelties, ການຄາດຕະກໍາ, ແລະອື່ນໆ, by fighting and killing many people.
Many people don’t believe in the spiritual realm and deny the ໂລກວິນຍານ. But isn’t it a coincidence, that many of these video games represent the spiritual warfare in the heavenly places? The war between good and evil? Light and darkness? Life and death?
Many games contain the most despicable, horrible creatures (ຜີປີສາດ). And let’s not forget the music and the sounds of these games that originate from hell.
Even the most ‘innocent’ games like Candy Crush, ນົກໃຈຫ້າຍ, FarmVille, Pokemon Go, ແລະອື່ນໆ. are not as innocent as they look. Because these so-called innocent games contain witchcraft and magic. As soon as you play, a spirit of witchcraft enters your life and shall control you, so that you become addicted to these games.
ອັນຕະລາຍຂອງການຫຼິ້ນເກມ
You may consider gaming innocent and harmless and a way to relax. ແຕ່ຄວາມເປັນຈິງແມ່ນ, that there is ບໍ່ single game that is innocent, ບໍ່ເປັນອັນຕະລາຍ, or causes any kind of relaxation.
The danger of gaming is, ທັນທີທີ່ທ່ານເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ, evil powers of darkness enter your life, including the spirit of witchcraft and magic, which causes you to become addicted. When you play a (video) game, your mind is fed by the evil powers of darkness.
ເມື່ອເຈົ້າຫວ່ານໃນເນື້ອໜັງຂອງເຈົ້າ, you shall reap the fruit of the flesh. You shall become blunt and impatient towards your spouse and family members. You shall argue more often, become selfish, ພາກພູມໃຈ, ທີ່ດື້ດ້ານ, ວຸ້ນວາຍ, ໃຈຮ້າຍ, furious, ເປັນຕາຊັງ, violent, ຮ້ອນຮົນ, ຂີ້ດະ, restless, ບິດເບືອນ, you shall experience insomnia, ແລະອື່ນໆ.
The powers of darkness, that are behind these games, shall control your mind, ຈິດວິນຍານຂອງທ່ານ. You shall be dominated by these evil powers of darkness and since they control your mind, they shall tell you what to do.
Gaming has a significant influence on the minds of people
Gaming has a significant influence on the minds of people. ຕາມທີ່ທ່ານຮູ້, the devil only has one goal, and that’s to steal, ຂ້າ, and eventually destroy people. He uses many ຄວາມບັນ ເຄື່ອງມື, ມັກ ໂທລະທັດ, ອິນເຕີເນັດ, ສື່ມວນຊົນສັງຄົມ, ປຶ້ມ, ການສຶກສາ, and gaming, next to drugs, alcohol, ແລະອື່ນໆ.
The devil wants to take the minds of people captive so that he can control their minds and eventually destroy the person completely. He knows that every word, ການກະທຳ, and behavior of a person derives from the mind.
The devil knows how powerful the mind of a person is, and therefore he wants to control the mind.
When he controls the mind of a person, he can seduce, ຕົວະ, ລັກ, ຂ້າ, ແລະທໍາລາຍ.
The devil not only kills and destroys the person himself, through the mind, but he also drags other innocent people into his plan of destruction. For example rapes, (ຄອບຄົວ) ການຄາດຕະກໍາ, mass shootings, ແລະອື່ນໆ.
Depression is a fruit of demonic possession and can be very dangerous. How many people suffer from depression these days? When a person suffers from depression, (s)he is dominated and led by the powers of darkness. Can a believer be depressed? ບໍ່, because a real son of God; a born-again Christian, is controlled and led by the Holy Spirit. ເພາະສະນັ້ນ (s)he is not controlled by the spirits of darkness, ແລະເພາະສະນັ້ນ, ກ ເກີດໃຫມ່ cannot suffer from depression.
Will a born-again Christian play video games?
ດຽວນີ້, we have come to a crucial question: “Will a Christian play video games?” The simple answer is: “ບໍ່!” Maybe a carnal Christian, who walks after the flesh may play a video game, but a born-again Christian, who walks after the Spirit shall never play video games. Because a born-again Christian discerns the spiritual realm.
A born-again Christian shall see the spiritual danger of gaming. (s)he shall see the demonic powers that operate behind these games and (s)he doesn’t want to open a spiritual door and become entangled with the demonic forces of the kingdom of darkness.
A born-again Christian shall never open himself or herself for evil demonic powers to enter. Because a born-again Christian knows that his or her job is to rule over these spirits, instead of these spirits ruling over them and taking them captive.
The born-again Christian shall sow in the spirit and not in the flesh. (s)he shall not fill himself or herself with the things of this world.
(s)he shall ບໍ່ defile his/her mind with darkness. ແຕ່ວ່າ (s)he shall fill and renew the mind with the Word of God and guard the mind.
God has given a sound mind ( 2 ຕີໂມເຕ 1:7) and not a mind that is full of darkness; ຄວາມຊົ່ວ, ຢໍາແຢງ, ແລະການທໍາລາຍ.
The born-again Christian shall delight in the Word of God and shall meditate on the Word, ກາງເວັນແລະກາງຄືນ. ເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າພຽງແຕ່ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ, shall a person become like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth his fruit in his season, and his leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he does shall prosper (ເພງສັນລະເສີນ 1:2-3)
You will reap what you sow
Gaming is not relaxing, just like watchingໂທລະທັດ is not relaxing. It may seem relaxing and you may feel relaxed at first, ແຕ່ໃນທີ່ສຸດ, ເຈົ້າຈະເກັບກ່ຽວ, what you’ve sown in your flesh, ຊຶ່ງເປັນການທໍາລາຍ. Because you will be controlled and guided by the powers of darkness.
ພຣະເຢຊູມີ ບໍ່ set you free so that you would still be subjected and controlled by demonic powers, who controlled you in your old former life before you knew Jesus Christ and dictated to you what to do.
ແລະພວກເຂົາທີ່ເປັນຂອງພຣະຄຣິດໄດ້ຄຶງເນື້ອຫນັງທີ່ມີຄວາມຮັກແລະຄວາມມັກ. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit (ຄາລາເຕຍ 5:24-25)
When you repented and laid down your life, Jesus set you free from every oppression of darkness. You have been transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of God. But now it is up to you, what you will do with this spiritual freedom, that He has given you.
Will you listen to Jesus, obey and serve Jesus and spend time with Him and in Him (ພຣະຄໍາ), and stay in His Kingdom? Or will you listen to your flesh and obey and serve your flesh (ຄວາມຢາກຂອງເຈົ້າ, ຄວາມປາຖະຫນາ, ຈະ, ຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ, ຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ, ແລະອື່ນໆ), and serve the devil and return to his kingdom?
“ເປັນເກືອຂອງແຜ່ນດິນໂລກ”
