THE SCENE: 31 degrees and ultra-gloomy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side-Straddle Hops; Cherry Pickers; Tempo Squats; Froyo (Frozen Yoga); Tempo Merkins
THA-THANG:
Rugby shuttle run to the CMU pile
The mission: Gather the required hash (tally) marks for each exercise group. Most hash marks required multiple reps to count, and approved modifications to earn a tally were included.
** This time the grinch was there! He made someone carry a ~12.5 lb weight vest for a lap around the building and hand it off the ‘fun’ to a different victim. Stop drop and burpee for all if the vest stops moving or someone does two laps in a row!
- Bodybuilders
2 burpees (w/ merk) : 1 BB
3 burpees (no merk): 3 BB
1 hash = 5 BB, 10 with, 15 w/o
20 hash marks required - Pull-ups
10 Bent Over Rows : 1 PU
1 hash = 5 PU, 50 BOR
40 hash marks required - Running Laps
1 hash = 1 lap
20 hash marks required - Clean & Press (with CMU)
2 squats : 1 C&P
4 OHP : 1 C&P
1 hash = 10 C&P, 20 squats, 40 OHP’s
40 hash marks required - Heels to Heaven
2 Big Boys : 1 H2H
5 LBC : 1 H2H
1 hash = 10 H2H, 20 BB, 50 LBC
40 hash marks required - Spidermans
20 merkins : 1 SM
30 knee merkins : 1 SM
1 hash = 1 SM, 20 m, 30 km
40 hash marks required
** Ahh, but the Grinch’s heart grew three sizes that day. He took the weight vest back and cut the number of required hash marks in half. It’s a Christmas Miracle! Thanks to the grinch’s kindness, the mission got accomplished just in time!
Victory Rugby Shuttle Run back to the flag
MARY:
Did some Freddies in the middle of our shuttle run back, but arrived at the flag right at time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Daily Bible Verse: “Sink your roots in him and build on him. Be strengthened by the faith that you were taught, and overflow with thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:7 (GW)
Attitude of Gratitude (by Rick Warren). An attitude of radical gratitude is God’s will for you because it develops your faith.
How does gratitude develop your faith? It happens when times are tough—when things don’t make sense, when you can’t figure it out, when your prayers are unanswered, when everything is going the way you didn’t want it to go. It happens when you can say in those circumstances, “God, I know you’re in control. I know you love me, and I know you can bring good out of this. I’m thankful that you’re bigger than my problem.”
Anybody can thank God for good things. But if you can thank God even in the bad times, your faith will grow stronger as your roots go deeper.
Habakkuk was going through tough times. He said, “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior” (Habakkuk 3:17-18 NIV).
In the midst of all the bad things that went wrong, Habakkuk rejoiced. What caused his gratitude? He decided to find joy in God: “I will be joyful in God my Savior.”
When everything else stinks in life, you can be grateful because the Lord is your Savior. He will pull you out. You are not alone. He hasn’t abandoned you. Give thanks to God!
Can you thank God when life stinks? That is the ultimate test of the depth of your faith. When you’re going through tough times, don’t look at what’s lost. Look at what’s left—and be grateful for it!
You can be thankful to God just for who he is. He has promised to see you through those tough situations, and your faith will grow even stronger because of it.
Colossians 2:7 says, “Sink your roots in him and build on him. Be strengthened by the faith that you were taught, and overflow with thanksgiving” (GW).
God’s will for you is radical gratitude—giving thanks in all things. Radical gratitude honors God, creates fellowship, and develops your faith.
Prayer: Sovereign Lord, “though the cherry trees don’t blossom and the strawberries don’t ripen, though the apples are worm-eaten and the wheat fields stunted, through the sheep pens are sheepless and the cattle barns empty,” may I sing joyful praise to You. Because I’m counting on Your Rule to prevail, I take heart and gain strength. Amen.
MOLESKIN:
Props to Wanderer for coming out while working through the ankle injury. Prayers for those sick and injured.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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