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Humorous Nuggets

** Don’t laugh yourself to DEATH. Laugh yourself to LIFE!
** Get Ready, Get Set (May 1), Go! May is National Walking Month. Walking provides mental & physical benefits. It’s also fun & FREE!
** Grow Baby–Grow! It’s wonderful that we are Christians, but we are expected to grow spiritually.

*** Nugget 1  Humor Time  

In Sunday school, after a lesson on Jesus’ many miracles, the teacher asked, “Is there anything God can’t do?”

There sure is, Miss James, one student said, “No matter what He does, He can’t please everybody.”

An 85-year old widow went on a blind date with a 90-year old man. When she returned to her daughter’s house later that night, she seemed upset. “What happened, Mother?” the daughter asked,
  “I had to slap his face three times!”
  “You mean he got fresh?”
  “No,” she answered, “I thought he was dead!”
    ~Warren Holl

My mother taught me:

  • WISDOM – “When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.”
  • About JUSTICE – “One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.”
  • About TIME TRAVEL – “If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!”

*** Nugget 2  Get Ready, Get Set, (May 1st), GO
May is National Walking. Walking is an easy way to improve your health. It gets your heart pumping & keeps you active. It may reduce a number of preventable health conditions. This includes certain cancers, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. It provides physical as well as mental benefits. It increases blood flow to the brain, which in turn improves mood. It can help burn fat and keep us fit. The best thing is that it’s fun and it’s free!

Why not challenge your friends, neighbors, church members, family members, and/or co-workers to set a walking goal for the month of May? Start where you are comfortable and gradually increase. Remember that a goal has to be measurable. Don’t just say, “I’ll walk every day.” Will you count steps, count miles, or walk a specific number of minutes? Will you walk every day, every other day, or three days a week? If you need more help getting started, check out:  https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/workplaces/try20-tips. There you will find a #Try20 checklist (20 tips to help you fit in walking) during National Walking Month. Get Ready, Get Set, (May 1st), GO! Happy Walking!

*** Nugget 3  Grow Baby, Grow
1 Corinthians 3:1-3
And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people but rather as fleshly, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food. Even now you are still not ready, 3 for you are still fleshly. For as long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not fleshly and behaving according to human inclinations?

Has someone said these words to you at some point of your life? “You haven’t changed a bit; you’re still crazy, pretty, funny, handsome, etc.” “You haven’t changed a bit; you look just like you did in high school, college, etc.” The compliments probably brought a smile to your face, whether they were true or not.

Paul had to address the Corinthians on the lowest possible spiritual level.  They had not changed one bit since his last visit. Just as natural babies grow up to be men & women, spiritual babies are expected to do the same. They were divided among themselves. They quarreled about religion. They aligned themselves with personalities, resulting in competition, jealousy, envy and strife in the church. They acted like unsaved and untransformed people.

As a child, I couldn’t wait to grow up. I couldn’t wait to go from elementary school to middle school, to high school. I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license, to graduate from college, to get my first apartment, to be able to make my own decisions. Then, time seemed to move too slowly.  Now, it seems to move too fast.

It’s wonderful that we are Christians, but we are expected to grow spiritually.  God calls us to work on maturing so that we can effectively accomplish His purpose and plan for our lives. He expects us to continue to grow until He calls us home. May spiritually, it never be said of us, “He or she hasn’t changed a bit.”

Daddy God, give us a desire to grow spiritually. Help us to want it more than anything: a house, a car, a spouse, that vacation, that promotion, etc. We praise you for doing it. In the matchless, mighty name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

The information that I have shared with you is intended for informational purposes only.

Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior?  If you wait, it could be too late. For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting live (John 3:16).

If you have already accepted Him, He wants you to get to know Him even better.

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Sources
https://tensionnot.com/jokes/one_liner_jokes/things_my_mother_taught_me
https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/national-walking-month
https://everybody.org.uk/2020/04/30/may-is-national-walking-month/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/684406474616278240/

Wellness

Need a little humor? Stop by. Wellness involves the whole person: the body, mind, and spirit. We must strive to have a balance in all three areas. We should periodically examine our lives to make sure that we improve and maintain our emotional, as well as physical and spiritual wellness.

Humor Time

A woman goes to the Doctor, worried about her husband’s temper.

The Doctor asks: “What’s the problem?”

The woman says: “Doctor, I don’t know what to do. Every day my husband seems to lose his temper for no reason. It scares me.”

The Doctor says: “I have a cure for that. When it seems that your husband is getting angry, just take a glass of water and start swishing it in your mouth. Just swish and swish but don’t swallow it until he either leaves the room or calms down.”

Two weeks later the woman comes back to the doctor looking fresh and reborn.

The woman says: “Doctor that was a brilliant idea! Every time my husband started losing it, I swished with water. I swished and swished, and he calmed right down! How does a glass of water do that?”

The Doctor says: “The water itself does nothing. It’s keeping your mouth shut that does the trick.”

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10 Things You Never Hear in Church

  1. Hey! It’s my turn to sit in the front pew!

  2. I was so enthralled; I never noticed your sermon went 25 minutes over time.

  3. Personally I find witnessing much more enjoyable than golf.

  4. I’ve decided to give our church the $500 a month I used to send to TV evangelists.

  5. I volunteer to be the permanent teacher for the Junior High Sunday School class.

  6. Forget the denominational minimum salary. Let’s pay our pastor so he can live like we do.

  7. I love it when we sing hymns I’ve never heard before!

  8. Since we’re all here, let’s start the service early.

  9. Pastor, we’d like to send you to this Bible seminar in the Bahamas

  10. Nothing inspires me and strengthens my commitment like our annual stewardship campaign!

    Submitted by: NoNo & Co.
    Author/Creator Unknown

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I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.

Psalm 34:1-3 Kings James Version(KJV)

Hope this video blesses you.

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WELLNESS

Wellness:“Wellness is the complete integration of body, mind, and spirit – the realization that everything we do, think, feel, and believe has an effect on our state of well-being.” – Greg Anderson

Emotional Wellness implies the ability to be aware of and accept our feelings, rather than deny them, have an optimistic approach to life, and enjoy life despite its occasional disappointments and frustrations.

Seven tips to improve and maintain emotional wellness:

  1. Learn to accept changes in your life. Change happens whether we like it or not. It may not always feel good, but it provides an opportunity for growth.

  2. Think about what you’re thinking about. Only you can decide what you think about. So make the decision to think positive.

  3. Learn to laugh, especially at yourself. Research shows that laughter can boost your immune system, ease pain, relax your body, and reduce stress.

  1. Have hope. Having hope helps you to believe that your situation won’t last always. We read in Psalm 42:5, Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.(KJV)

  2. Enjoy life. Do at least one thing every day that you enjoy doing (taking a walk, drawing, knitting, etc). Write down things you are thankful for. Practice smiling.

  3. Learn to love and accept yourself just as you are. You can’t change your height. You can’t change your skin color. You can’t change your age. Don’t compare yourself or your life to those around you. The bottom line: it is what it is.

  4. Let bygones be bygones. Holding on to past hurts and failures can be toxic for your emotional wellbeing. It’s important to learn how to forgive and move forward.

One of my quests for 2017 is to encourage people (myself included) to do better (mentally, spiritually, and physically).  I believe the best way to do this is by setting goals that you can live with for the rest of your life.

The Do Better challenge for this post:  Examine your emotional wellbeing.  Ask yourself the following questions:

  • Am I able to maintain a balance of work, family, friends, and other obligations?

  • Do I have ways to reduce stress in my life?

  • Am I able to make decisions with a minimum of stress and worry?

  • Am I able to set priorities?

If you answered “no” to any of the questions, you’re lacking in this area at this time of your life.  Set some goals to help you adopt healthy habits and attitudes that foster wellness. The better you are able to master your emotions, the better able you are to cope with the stressors of life. You will also be able to move forward in a positive direction.

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Resources

http://www.sunnyskyz.com/funny-jokes/146/A-Woman-Goes-To-The-Doctor-Worried-About-Her-Husband-s-Temper#l5iRs5DdM0om7zmr.99

https://wellness.ucr.edu/emotional_wellness.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=emotional+well+being&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiR2Oac083TAhVFKWMKHVPkBUgQ_AUIBygC&biw=1390&bih=763&dpr=1#imgrc=f-IYgXuMOkEnrM: