"Got a can of spinach?"

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I loved watching Popeye cartoons when I was a kid. My favorite part of every cartoon was when Popeye got in trouble—usually trying to rescue Olive Oyl from the evil clutches of Brutus—just when it seemed Popeye was going down for the count, was too weak to battle on, almost out of nowhere his salvation would appear—a can of spinach. The music would change to this roaring, sound-the-charge tempo as Popeye squeezed open the can and gulped down his equivalent of an energy bar and drink in one can of spinach.

I guess I loved those scenes because when Popeye was so weak, he didn’t whine or blame Olive Oyl or make excuses about Brutus being bigger. He popped a can of responsibility. He did something differently. And he met the challenge.

So what about you? What do you do when you’re weak? Whine, blame, make excuses? Or, knock back a can of responsibility, throw up a heavenly request for God’s help to do the right thing?

When you’re weak, God is strong. So listen to life today and get strong.

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