THE SCENE: Nice evening, temps in 50’s.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Tempo Squats, 10 Tempo Merkins, 10 Windmills, 10 Rockettes, 10 Shin Lifts on Curb of parking lot.
THA-THANG:
Mosey to Southern Ball Fields Parking Lot. We will do suicides running to each of five cones in parking lot. At end of suicide run each man will do following exercises:
- 15 Shoulder Taps (both shoulders = 1)
- 20 Big Boy Sit Ups
- 15 Hand Release Merkins
- 20 Hello Dollies (four count)
- Rinse and Repeat exercises only.
Mosey to perimeter trail just past Southern Ball Fields Pavilion. We will run for ten lights and stop to do the following exercises after each ten lights:
- 5 Hand Release Merkins
- 10 Squat Jumps
- 20 Big Boys
- 30 Squats
When we reach Serpentine Sidewalk we will stop. We then will do 14’s on Serpentine Sidewalk, bear crawling one light and running for four, repeating that pattern until we get to roadway.
Mosey to CMU Pile. Each man grabs CMU. We will do 20 Overhead Presses, 20 Curls and 20 Rows in Cadence.
Mosey to AO.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 men, no FNGs.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Psalm 142: 1-2
1 With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD.
2 I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him.
In our lives we need to guard against being overly negative. We should have grateful hearts and be thankful for what God has given us. But that does not mean that God doesn’t want us to complain to him. He is our loving father. Just as each of us who are fathers want to hear from our children if they are troubled, God wants to hear from us when we are sad, angry, confused, bitter, disappointed, overwhelmed, or desolated. Go ahead and complain to God. For goodness sake, about a third of the Psalms in the bible are laments! In fact, just go to the Psalms if you want to learn how to complain. Life presents us with challenges that are difficult to overcome. God gives us life. Go ahead and complain to the Big Guy when you are upset with him and want to complain about the doggone life he has created. I think of that great scene from Forest Gump when Lieutenant Dan, who lost his legs in the war of Vietnam, curses and screams at God, facing the storm on Forest’s boat, Bubba Gump. Here are some of Lieutenant Dan’s words to God: “You think this is a storm! C’mon you Son of a Bitch. It’s time for a show down. You and me. Come and get me!” Lieutenant Dan was certainly being open with God in that scene. He was angry, bitter, desolated. But Lieutenant Dan changes after that incredible scene. He is kinder, tender even. We see him thank Forest for hanging in there with him and ask for his forgiveness. We see the lieutenant jump with joy into the same ocean that had presented the terrible storm only days before. In Forrest Gump’s words, “He never said so. But, I think Lieutenant Dan made his peace with God.”
If you want to see how to complain to God, look at the Psalms. You will see complaints about being forsaken, about feeling abandoned, about feeling destitute. You will also see recognition that God is there through it all, to protect, comfort and assist. And so, David, who in various Psalms complains of the Lord forsaking him can also say in Psalm 22:
2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
4 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me;
5 the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
When in trouble, when overwhelmed, look to the Psalms. Read them while you talk to the Lord of your own tribulations. Go ahead and complain to Him. But also listen closely for His answer.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Sparkler’s friend, Randy, who died on Sunday, and for his family. Prayers for Butter’s sister. Prayers for Pinto who will have back surgery in early December.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence at Truck Stop and 3rd F at Two Rivers Church on December 7.
