Recharging our Sword by Taking the Time to Heal – Finding God in Video Games

Link’s iconic “Sword Beam” attack from the first “Legend of Zelda” on the NES was a powerful, game-changing ability, but it carried a specific requirement for its’ usage… Link had to be at 100% of his health with every heart filled for it to work. The power to throw my sword across the screen made dispatching enemies both large and small so much easier that it changed the way I played the game… if I took any amount of damage, I quickly returned to a healing fountain or alternate means of healing to fully restore my health and regain access to it. While it took me out of the action temporarily, keeping my hearts filled at all times was a priority because I was much more effective when I was at full health. 

It is inevitable that the daily battles we face in life will leave our armor a little worse for the wear, and as a by-product of our adventures we will often feel depleted as our “hearts” take damage… that’s why even Jesus Himself would take frequent breaks from His mission to step away and pray, restoring His strength for the next battle. Let’s avoid the stubborn urge to remain on the battlefield in a weakened state and follow the Lord’s example of refilling our “heart containers” as often as we need to… we are more effective when we deliberately take a break from the action and reconnect with Him.

But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed. Luke 5:16

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