"Yes, at least when your mom is around. It's rude to tell your mom you don't like something she cooked," says Jessica, age 9.

Now that we're on the topic of food, let's hear from Miriam, 11, on spinach: "Yes, I think spinach is disgusting. I still need to eat it to grow strong."

Oysters Rockefeller or spinach quiche might give you a new perspective on the slimy green stuff, but so could a word from Alexa, 10: "Suppose you didn't want to eat food like spinach. Well, there are people starving all around the world. There are three really skinny kids who are living across the street from me right now."

Most Americans can only imagine a food shortage, but a little journey to a developing country will quickly change your perspective. While promoting Habitat for Humanity's work, President Jimmy Carter said, "Many of us don't even know a poor person."

How can we show the love of Christ unless we're willing to step outside our comfort zone?

"Disgusting things are like if you have a baby brother or sister," says Holly, 9. "They sometimes do disgusting things. Another disgusting thing is when your dog drools."

There are few things more embarrassing or disgusting than a drooling dog. We expect drooling from baby sisters and brothers, but not a dog.

We should be content with everything we have, says Stefan, 11: "If we didn't have bees, all the flowers would die, and people think bees are disgusting."

Stefan, thanks for the great example. The eye of the be(e)holder often determines whether something is disgusting. People who've had allergic reactions to bee stings probably wouldn't give bees a high rating in a Gallup opinion poll. However, mostly everyone enjoys honey.

The answer to this question is both yes and no, says Mallorie, 11: "Some things are disgusting in our eyes, but some things are disgusting in God's eyes.

So the things that are disgusting in God's eyes he doesn't want us to be content with."

"If it is disgusting in God's eyes, then maybe you should get rid of it," says Kristen, 11. Furthermore, "God wants us to be thankful for things that aren't sinful, bad and against God," adds Jason, 11.

Jesus showed his disgust with those who took something holy like the temple and converted it into a moneymaking operation. With a whip, he drove the moneychangers out of the temple area (Matthew 21:12).

Righteous indignation requires humility, wisdom and courage. Over and over in the Gospels, Jesus reserves the harshest language for religious people who are convinced they are righteous before God because of their good works. While Jesus healed those who came to him in humility, he resisted evil, especially in the form of religious pomposity.

Think about this: In the ultimate act of love and sacrifice, Jesus identified with our disgust. He was arrested, slapped around, spit upon, whipped and nailed to a cross. He purposely took on himself all the disgusting things we've done that offended God and paid for them by being tortured to death.

Memorize this truth: "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men" (Philippians 2:5-7).

Ask this question: Will you humble yourself before God to accept his payment for all the disgusting things you've done?

Listen to a talking book, download the "Kids Color Me Bible" for free, watch Kid TV Interviews and travel around the world by viewing the "Mission Explorers Streaming Video" at www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org. Bible quotations are from the New King James Version. To find out more about Carey Kinsolving and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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