Have You Ever Played Spider Solitaire?

I recently picked up playing the two-suit version of Spider Sol because I like solving puzzles. Whenever I had a few minutes here or there, I'd work on a game on my phone. I got pretty good. Here are some stats. 

I've won 123 out of the last 126 games. 

That's 97.6%. 

As Adam Sandler would say, "Not too shabby."

It took me a total of 3 days 2 hours and 26 minutes to play those 123 games!  What?!

That's 50.5 hours of my life I will never get back!

Just think of all the practical things I could've done with all that time!

I know. I know. 

But it's a "stress reliever."

It exercises my brain. 

It helps me go to sleep at night. 

I can rationalize this behavior all I want to. Who am I kidding? It's a waste of time. 

I'm going to clear out the stats and walk away. 

Tomorrow, instead of playing a game on my phone, I'm going to memorize a verse of Scripture. 

 

There. I did it. 

Lord, I'm sorry for wasting all this time on these games. Show me how to better use what you've given me. Where else am I failing you? Show me so that I can stop making excuses and can let you fix it.