“Chocolate Milk Monday”
[ The Scene ]
- Pre-Ruck crew: Abort, Swanson, Amazon, Drive-Thru, Steam
- 30s = shorts weather/character-building weather
[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]
- Welcome to F3: Fitness/Fellowship/Faith
- Name is Steam and I’m honored to be back out here with you guys as your Q this morning
- Couple of things before we begin:
- Not a professional
- You’re here on your own volition and you’re also here on purpose
- I don’t know any injuries you may or may not have so if you need to modify anything we do this morning feel free to do so – but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you.
[ Warm-o-Rama ]
- Baby-Arm Circles: 10×4 F + 10×4 B – IC
[ The Thang ]
KISS — Keep It Simple Superstar
(Mosey to Rock Pile)
(1)
— 10s
- 2 points of contact: rock pile + bench inside the AO start point
- Rock Pile: Chest Presses
- Bench: Big Boy Sit-ups
- Toes under the bench help
- Recover back here when you’re done and start knocking out rock flutter kicks – flutter kick with your rock overhead
(All PAX execute 10×4 rock flutter kicks before next evolution)
(10 count)
— 8s
- Rock Pile: Curls
- Bench: Box Jumps/Step
- Recover back here when you’re done and start knocking out rock flutter kicks – flutter kick with your rock overhead
(All PAX execute 10×4 rock flutter kicks before next evolution)
— 6s
- Rock Pile: Skull-crushers (tricep)
- Bench: Incline Merkins
- Recover back here when you’re done and start knocking out rock flutter kicks – flutter kick with your rock overhead
(All PAX execute 10×4 rock flutter kicks before next evolution)
(10 count)
[ Mary ]
(Quarter Pounder)
[ COT ]
“What Happens Next”
- There’s 3 things I want to read today that I hope will be something we can take back to our families and lives outside of the 1st F. All 3 will be tied together.
- (1st) From Crawdad’s new book that just came out – The Missionary.
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- “What happens next?” he blurted to no one in particular. Randy said, “We wait. We listen. We don’t say a word.”
- (2nd) From The Blue Book by Jim Branch from a chapter called “Between”
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- “But there has been one particular aspect of this story (referencing Matthew 14:22-33) that has been a wonderful source of reflection for me lately. It involves that sacred space that Jesus invites Simon Peter to step out into. It is the space between: between the boat and Jesus, between letting go and being taken ahold of, between the old and familiar and the new and unknown, between control and agenda and dependence and detachment. It is a space that is both completely terrifying and unbelievably exciting. It is the space before your answer has come, or your problem has been solved. It is the space where you must trust the heard of God alone for your life. It is the space of genuine transformation.”
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- “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
So why these 3 readings?
It can feel (and has felt) like we are very much in a “What happens next?” season this year. From the pandemic shutting everything as we knew it down to one of the most divisive elections in our nation’s history, you have to wonder – well, what happens next? So in the 1st reading we see this exchange between two of the characters in Crawdad’s book – The Missionary. Maybe you yourself have asked this question at some point in time this year – what happens next? Maybe it was to no one in particular, just yourself and your own thoughts. Even outside of this year – we have all found ourselves facing this question at some point in time. And when we do – we all need a “Randy” in our lives — someone to remind us to wait, and prioritize listening over speaking. More on this in a moment.
The 2nd reading touches on “The In-between” as Jim Branch writes in The Blue Book. This particular passage was written by him in 2005. Many if not all of us know the feeling of being in between. In between jobs, seasons of life, relationships, you name it. As JB writes “it is the space before your answer has come, or your problem has been solved.” 2020 feel like that to anyone else? Going through this election feel like that to anyone else? The in between is probably a familiar space for many of us and if not – it will be, I promise. This 2nd reading builds off and compliments the 1st — reminding us that whether we like it or choose to accept it or not – we are currently in the in between. And maybe not in your immediate life right now but as a whole, we are. As JB writes “It is a space that is completely terrifying and unbelievably exciting.” When you think about it from a 20,000+ view, haven’t we always been in an “in between” ? In between heaven and earth. We are in between our first breath on this earth to meeting our Maker in Heaven someday if you believe in Jesus.
So then the question has to be asked and built upon the first: What comes next — especially when we find ourselves in the in between? The 3rd reading ties it all together.
The 3rd reading in Philippians takes the 1st two and binds them together tightly, and then gives us the playbook for how to answer the question of: What comes next — especially when we find ourselves in the in between?
The part that really gets me from this 3rd reading is the back 9: “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” When we find ourselves asking the questions “What comes next?” + “What do we do in the in between? Philippians reminds us that the peace of God transcends all understanding — meaning that we can’t out-think our way through this. We can’t man-handle our way through this. We can’t plan enough, be prepared enough, be ready enough, be smart enough, and be wise enough to out-understand our way through this. This pandemic, this year, this election turmoil we find ourselves in – God’s peace transcends anything we might muster up to get through this season. Just like the reminder we get in Isaiah 55:8 — “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.” We may not understand how to answer the question of “What comes next” and “What do I do in the in between?” and fully understand the situation we find ourselves in right now — but there is someone who can and does and He intercedes on our behalf every single day so that we CAN learn how to walk through those questions better as we go along. And if we can help others walk through those questions as well – well that’s HIM stuff if I’ve ever heard of it.
Keep the Faith & Fight the Good Fight!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
(1) Winter Coat Drive — We’re collecting winter coats for men/women/kids at every AO. Bring coats to your AO for your AO Q to help those in need this cold season
(2) F3 10 Year Anniversary coming up in January!
