The Vegetable War in the Parsonage (standard:humor, 906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Sep 05 2016	Views/Reads: 1916/1262	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
If my body is the temple of God, as the Bible declares, I need to treat it with respect and whatever I do, I need to do it to the glory of God.

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Recently we have come to somewhat of a stalemate on this. She accepts
the fact that I will not eat broccoli at all or any green leafy stuff 
on a regular basis. I think it is good for me just to go step-by-step 
in this regard. 

A recent news story reported of people getting sick after eating some
leafy vegetables at some restaurant buffet, and I remind her of this 
every chance I get. “I just,” I try to explain to her, “want to be 
careful about what I eat so I don't get sick.” 

That argument always brings on one of her glaring looks in my direction.
Then she will sigh rather deeply and say in that sweet little voice of 
hers, “I want you to be healthy so that you're around as long as 
possible.” 

After she says that, I have lost the argument. Of course, I want to be
around as long as possible. And so, I promised her that every month I 
would eat one helping of a healthy vegetable but a vegetable of my 
choosing. 

She smiles, knowing that she's got me. The thing about this “got me”
moment is there is nothing I can do about it. All arguments aside, she 
got me. 

I am sure the Bible has a lot to say about eating healthy. One verse
that comes to my mind along this line is, “Whether therefore ye eat, or 
drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 
10:31). 

If my body is the temple of God, as the Bible declares, I need to treat
it with respect and whatever I do, I need to do it to the glory of God. 



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