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Why I'm pretty sure Bob the Tomato is the only Veggie Tale going to Heaven
so even though I am 22 years old, living on my own, and am the kind of person that thinks vacations are for getting things done... I am still a huge Veggie Tales fan!
This being said I'm not one hundred percent sure that all of my favorite characters are going to Heaven. to be completely honest and you may not agree the only veggie tale I think is actually going to be in Heaven if cartoon vegetables can go to Heaven that is, is Bob the Tomato. Before you circle me and start throwing produce and glass bottles at my head let me explain!
It's not as if I don't think Larry the Cucumber, Laura the Carrot, Junior Asparagus, Pa Grape, or any of the other wonderful characters don't believe God exists it's just I'm not sure that their faith is their own. I could be completely wrong and I'm sure quite a few won't agree but lets look at the facts for just a second.
Facts:
1. Whenever they do a play Bob is seemingly the only one who can tell the folks about God.
2. Larry and the others are always looking to Bob for advice.
3. Bob is regularly presenting the Bible verse.
4. Bob's favorite Scripture is 1John 4:4 "Greater is He who is in me"
5. Must I mention the Archibald and the Forgive-o-Matic which slices, dices, and purees your sins away (also makes great Julian fries).
6. As a child my Bob the Tomato doll said, "God made you special and He loves you very much.
7. Larry said, "I'm not a pickle, I'm a cucumber," "Have you seen my hairbrush?", and "Helloooooo!"
My only real concern is what would happen if you took Bob away? Would Larry and our other lovable produce be able to stand on the own two feet or stems and bottoms as it is or would they fall away?
I guess I just wish Big Idea gave us a better picture of where the others are with their walks with Christ. Maybe I'm just being silly or maybe a little judgmental but as they are cartoon characters it doesn't really matter. This just something to consider the next time you turn on Veggie Tales. Personally I hope Larry is going to Heaven I think he's the funniest thing since sliced bread.
I've heard phrases such as you are what you eat and who you hangout with becomes who you are my entire life. Just lately however I've come to really understand than even more than either of those you are what you say.
In Luke 6:45 Jesus says, "The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks."
Whoa! Until this recent year I had sort of ignored scripture that pointed out that what we say actually matters. When I did realize it I got what I like to call being "Drop Kicked by Jesus."
What is being drop kicked by Jesus you might ask? Well a Jesus drop kick is always done in love (because God is Love) and always hurts. Not because Jesus hurt you but because you had to take a look in the mirror and realize that your breath is so stanky it broke the mirror. It's getting the blinders taken off and realizing that you have messed up royally.
This is what happened to me some months back. I realized that my words when I was only with my closest friends or when I thought no one could hear me were not showing how much I love Jesus. In fact when I looked back through the years even the ones after I became a Christian I'm sure my language and the state of my heart could make a sailor blush.
As I'm typing this I can't help but be thankful for that drop kick because it woke me up to the fact that when I let the one who lives inside me change my heart and speak for me I feel, act, and have an all around better sense of what's what than when I let my mouth loose.
So I suppose what I'm trying to say is if lately you've noticed your words haven't been as pleasant as they could be, check your heart, get with God and take a few of my favorite phrases to get you started.
Katrina's Phrases:
Sweet beans and rice
I know right? (works best in northern states)
Are you for serious?
Three shades of... (anything from awesome to crazy)
Coolbeans
All sorts of... (same concept as three shades of)
No no love panda
What's shakin'?
Put your man pants on and deal with it! (Or as one of my friends prompted, put your undetermined gender pants on and deal with it)
