Motivational Tidbits

* Smiles and laugher really do a body good!

* Don’t let the devil ride. If you let him ride, he’s gonna wanna drive.

* Popeye the Sailor Man ate spinach for strength to fight the bad guys. Although spinach won’t help you in a physical fight, it may help your body fight disease.

Tidbit 1    Humor Time

The young couple invited their aged pastor for Sunday dinner. While they were in the kitchen preparing the meal, the minister asked their son what they were having.

 “Goat,” the little boy replied.

“Goat?” replied the startled pastor. “Are you sure about that?” “Yes,” said the boy. “On the drive back from church I heard Mom say to Dad, ‘Remember, we’re having the old goat for dinner tonight.’ ”

Sunday Funnies – A little girl, dressed in her Sunday best, was running as fast as she could, trying not to be late for Bible class. As she ran she prayed, “Dear Lord, please don’t let me be late! Dear Lord, please don’t let me be late!” As she was running and praying, she tripped on a curb and fell, getting her clothes dirty and tearing her dress. She got up, brushed herself off, and started running again. As she ran, she once again began to pray, “Dear Lord, please don’t let me be late… But please don’t shove me either!”

What do you call a cheese that’s not yours?               

Nacho cheese!

Tidbit 2    Don’t let the devil ride.

Sometimes we give the devil too much credit.  When we see all the evil going on in the world, we may forget that God has more power than the devil.  We cannot combat the devil successfully without God.  God has given us the power to say, “No” to the devil.  Because God has given us free will, we can say yes to the devil and allow him to come right on in. 

If you are always quick to say, “The devil made me do it.”  Stop lying.  In most instances you let the devil influence you.  As you go through your day, your week and the devil tries to influence you, get you discouraged, tries to get you to go off on somebody, I want you to say to him, “Oh no devil, God is gonna help me and I’m not gonna let you ride today!”

[Click on the video to hear the oral presentation of this blog and to hear the song: Don’t Let The Devil Ride.]

Don’t forget to smile today. – Don’t let the devil ride! – Got spinach?

Tidbit 3     Spinach

There used to be a cartoon called Popeye the Sailor Man.  Popeye got his strength from eating spinach.  He was the good guy and he was always getting into situations.  In each episode, when he had taken all he could take, he would pull out a can of spinach.  When that can of spinach came out, you knew Popeye was going to kick some “butt.”

Although spinach won’t help you in a physical fight, it can help your body fight disease. There are many benefits of including spinach in your diet.  Here are 6 of them.  Spinach:

  1. May help protect the eyes.
  2. Is high in insoluble fiber and may help with constipation or irregular stools.
  3. Provides many vitamins and nutrients, including vitamin C, calcium and magnesium.
  4. Contains antioxidants, which may help reduce stress and the damage it causes.
  5. May help slow down cancer growth.
  6. May help reduce blood pressure levels.

Some vegetables provide more nutrients when they are lightly cooked.  When spinach is cooked the body will absorb more calcium and iron. Once you’ve cooked and eaten the spinach, you can drink the water or pot liquor.  Pot liquor is the liquid left in a pot after cooking something.

Cooked spinach can be added to almost any dish, or eaten as a side dish.  If you choose to eat spinach raw, here are a few ways.

1. Tear the spinach into smaller pieces and add to tuna salad or chicken salad. 
2. Add it to your favorite smoothies.  You won’t even notice that it’s in there.   
3. After rice or pasta has been cooked, add it to the dish. 
4. Put it on the top of your pizza. 
5. Add it to already prepared hummus or bean dish. 

Keep in mind that eating veggies lightly cooked or raw is something that most people should be doing more of.  They provide so many nutrients and very few calories.  Let’s get that spinach in ya’ll!

What other ways do you include spinach in your diet?  Please share with us.

The information that I have shared with you is intended for informational purposes only.  Spinach is very high in vitamin K1, which can be a problem for people on blood thinners.  People who are prone to kidney stones may want to avoid spinach. Check with your physician if you have health issues.

If you know Jesus Christ as your Savior, now is the time to get to know Him even better.  If you don’t know Him, accepting Him as your Savior will be the wisest decision you will ever make.

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Until next time, have a blessed day!

Resources

https://www.stewardshipoflife.org/jokes/
https://www.beliefnet.com/ilovejesus/features/hilarious-christian-jokes.aspx
https://www.fatherly.com/play/50-great-clean-jokes-for-funny-people-who-dont-swear/
yam what i yam popeye gif – Clip Art Library (clipart-library.com)