THE SCENE: 60 and calm.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Administered
WARM-O-RAMA:
- Moroccan nightclub
- Seal jacks
- Abe Vagoda
- Cherry Pickers
- Mountain climbers
- Merkins
- Projectivator
THA THANG:
Short mosey to the Friendship Bell
- Raccoon crawl around the perimeter
- 11s – Chest tap irkins and box jumps
Mosey to K-25 Hill. Pair up.
- Partner 1: Up the hill
- 1st time – Sprint
- 2nd time – bear crawl
- 3rd time – Bernie
- Partner 2 – Exercises
- 45 burpees
- 45 BBS
- 45 lunges (2-ct)
- 45 squats
- 45 Merkins
Mosey back.
5 jump squats, 10 wall-ups, 5 jump squats, 15 inverted rows. Repeato.
MARY:
Sprints – winner leads core exercise. Repeato until we are all whipped.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 of the best men I know
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Two years… Two years ago, I was the FNG when Snaggletooth led the incredible workout that we repeated this morning. I am so thankful for this group and grateful to the men who come out day after day to challenge each other physically, spiritually, relationally – I’m a better father, husband, and friend because of F-3 Project.
The reflection that I had for us this morning is from 1 Corinthians 13 – The Love Chapter…
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful, it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
We zoomed in on those last few words, “…endures all things”. In the original Greek, the word rendered in English as “endures” is hypomenei. The word literally means, “remaining under the load” – but suggests something more like a military force that is being besieged and ordered to dig in! Defend the stronghold! Repel the enemy! What are the enemies of love that we need to repel? One is complacency.
Complacency is the subtle and silent enemy of your marriage.
There are outliers on either side – but experts say that, on average, it takes about 2 years for the “Honeymoon Phase” of a marriage to taper off. In the beginning of our relationship, we are smitten with our spouse, wanting to always be around her, wanting to always please her and impress her. Over time – around 2 years – that feeling tends to wane and a sense of complacency about our marriage can take hold. What was once fascinating can become familiar. Where we were once passionate, we can become passive.
Dr. Skip Moen, Academic Dean of Master’s International Divinity School, suggests that the word hypomenei could be understood as, “to stand firm…or to stay alive…” So, the challenge issued this morning was to do something intentional today to keep alive (or breathe fresh life into) the spark in your marriage. Don’t overcomplicate it. It can be simple, like…
- Ask her more questions
- Be playful
- Be spontaneous
- Make room for quality time together
- Play a game together
- Schedule more sex
- Put a flower on her pillow
- Share a fantasy with her
- Greet her with a bear hug after work today
- Send her a text
- Pray with her about her struggles
- Laugh and make her laugh
- Write her a note
- Change your pattern of initiating sex
- Express gratitude and show appreciation for her
Pick one…or a few…. Do it today!
“Love….endures…”
MOLESKIN:
Today was a repeat of the incredible workout Snaggletooth led two years ago. Here’s his bb; https://f3knoxville.com/45-2/
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Collecting donated items for Safe Haven through the end of the month