The Coolest Thing About Cells

Last week at the LifeWay Kids Conference, I heard a scientist speak on "cells." Honestly, I thought this was going to be the MOST boring lecture I had ever heard. Who could talk about your body's cells for an hour? I have found the man ! Here are 3 things every person in the world needs to know about the trillions of cells in your body!

• Cells need the right nourishment. That means...eat all the veggies, nuts, and fruit you can eat. No fat, no red meat... in other words...eat healthy.
• Cells need oxygen. Cells get oxygen from exercise. Walk 3 miles/day 5 days/week or bike, swim, or do aerobics the equivalent of the 3 miles.
• Cells must get rid of waste.
  In order to receive nourishment and oxygen and get rid of wastes, cells open and close! This is a necessary function to keep cells healthy. How do you keep your cells opening and closing?
  
  Research has proven 4 ways.
  1. Laughter
  2. Positive self-talk. (Listen to what you are saying to yourself!)
  3. Being kind, encouraging, doing things for others
  4. PRAYER

Hasn't science proven what God has said all along?
A merry heart is good like a medicine. Proverbs 17:22...Laugh

Fill your mind with what is pure, right, excellent, praiseworthy, lovely, admirable, noble, and true. Phil 4:8... Positive self-talk

Be kind to one another. Ephesians 4:32...Doing for others

Pray without stopping. 1 Thess. 5:17...PRAY!
The scientist who lectured that morning concluded his talk with these words. You know what science has proven. You know what God says to do. I'm telling you to do it, if you choose not to, you are just LAZY, and he walked off the stage.

How about you? Lazy or not? If you find yourself leaning to the lazy side - grab a carrot, head out the door for a quick walk, laugh on the way, pray while you are walking, pick up someone else's trash, and tell yourself, "My cells are the healthiest they have ever been!"