Somethings just can't be Forced

My sons were probably the ages of 8 and 13 years old when video games just captivated them and I was worried cause they were reading there bible less and less. A struggle we (Apostolics) are now faced with spending hours on computers playing games and now social media chat rooms is alarming.

Thank God our Pastor has always taken a stance against all those things maybe not everyone heeds to his warning but my family and I did at this time.

I admonished my sons that they had already spent an hour playing video games on the computer but my appeal fell on silent ears. I have never forced my sons to do anything, I wasn’t about to begin so I went to my room and got on my knees. I began to cry out to God that he would convict my sons of their time on the computer and put a lack of interest in them for the games. I don’t know how long I had been on my knees but a spirit of travail came over me and I lost track of time. When the spirit lifted I went to check on my sons, first I noticed the computer was turned off and they were both in their respective rooms under the covers wide awake I could almost describe them under the covers with a silent hush or fear for they heard Momma calling out. I went to them kissed them good night and thanked God for his convicting power.

Sometimes something's can’t be forced if we allow the convicting power of the Holy Ghost to work on our behalf its fixes the problems and worries. That was only a small issue I had to contend with at that time; I can’t say that my sons still don’t spend time on games or computers. I know they will never forget that day and just maybe when my grandchildren come along they approach our God for their parenting issues as I humbling did that day.