How much is too much? 

Play station, Netflix, scrolling reels, how much is too much? 

Is it sin? Is it harmless entertainment? 

How do I know? 

Questions like this fall under the category of "Christian liberty." 

There is no direct command, and their is no single answer for everyone, 

but we have the word of God to direct us in principle and example.

These are things we know for sure, over fifty times the Bible tells us 

there is an urgency, calling for readiness, repentance, or sober living.

Our wives are tempted in many ways to seek fulfillment in ungodly desires. We too, face countless temptations each day. 

Our children live in a world Jesus described as 

"An evil and perverse generation." 

So, as men of God, we have a limited amount of time to prepare them to meet the flood of temptations that face them now, and even more so, as they leave home. 

Building character in children and rearing them to be strong, independent, and deeply devoted to Christ demands many hours of consistent, intentional effort. 

So we must carefully measure the time we spend on pleasure. 

Shall I be truant? Shall I be playing games while the world and all of its evils are calling my wife, my children, and my very own soul to lean into darkness? 

Little by little, day by day, there are constant messages to compromise, to dabble, to investigate the the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 

Every hour we spend in entertainment teaches our family how to live, how to redeem the time. 

So, do we have a goal, do we have a plan to rear children to be a light in this world? 

How then, do we accomplish this? 

"We must put our families first; but what is the true aim in raising our children? 

Is it to train them for themselves alone—closed in their own pleasures, armed only with knowledge that serves private interests?

Should not our first care be to breathe into them the spirit of Christians—giving them a generous concern for humanity, 

fitting them to live and even die for others? 

Should not our everyday speech awaken sympathy for the poor, the ignorant, and the fallen?

Should not the influences of home prepare them to go forth as benefactors of their race? 

This is Christian education." 

So, again, measure your time for recreation, which is good for us in the right quantities, a little does good like a medicine, but we must remember, the time is short, the days are evil, and we are responsible.