Weather: 60 something degrees
The Thang:
Intro, disclaimer, prayer
Mosey over to the Boneyard block pile for COP
SSH x 45 IC
LBAC x 10 IC f/r
OH Claps x 10 IC
LBAC x 10 IC r/f
TTT x 10 IC
Grab a block and head over to the outdoor gym area for the #DesforgesWOD
5 rounds of the following:
Block Deadlift x 12
Pull-ups x 20
Block Clean and Press x 12
Leg Lift (substituted for hanging knees to chest) x 20
Put blocks up and mosey back to the flag for Mary
Crunches AMRAP while waiting on the six
Flutter Kicks x 10 IC
Merkins x 10 OMC
COT
Announcements
Prayer Requests
Continued prayers for RC’s BIL
Continued prayers for my cousin
Prayers for country music and our country
Praise for my recovery from COVID, thank you for each and every person that prayed, called, texted, checked in on me, or even brought dinner. Meant the world to me, and thank you just isn’t sufficient.
Devo
I ran across this post and the context of the post stuck out to me:
I would have pulled Joseph out. Out of that pit. Out of that prison. Out of that pain. And I would have cheated nations out of the one God would use to deliver them famine.
I would have pulled David out. Out of Saul’s spear-throwing presence. Out of the caves he hid away in. Out of the pain of rejection. And I would have cheated Israel out of a God-hearted king.
I would have pulled Esther out. Out of being snatched from her only family. Out of being placed in a position she never asked for. Out of the path of a vicious, power-hungry foe. And I would have cheated a people out of the woman God would use to save their very lives.
And I would have pulled Jesus off. Off of the cross. Off of the road the led to suffering and pain, Off of the path that would mean nakedness and beatings, nails and thorns. And I would have cheated the entire world out of a Savior. Out of salvation. Out of an eternity filled with no more suffering and no more pain.
And oh friend. I want to pull you out. I want to change your path. I want to stop your pain. But right now I know I would be wrong. I would be out of line. I would be cheating you and cheating the world out of so much good. Because God knows. He knows the good this pain will produce. He knows the beauty this hard will grow. He’s watching over you and keeping you even in the midst of this. And He’s promising you that you can trust Him. Even when it all feels like more than you can bear.
So instead of trying to pull you out, I’m lifting you up. I’m kneeling before the Father and I’m asking Him to give you strength. To give you hope. I’m asking Him to protect you and to move you when the time is right. I’m asking Him to help you stay prayerful and discerning. I’m asking Him how I can best love you and be a help to you. And I’m believing He’s going to use your life in powerful and beautiful ways. Ways that will leave your heart grateful and humbly thankful for this road you’ve been on,
That is the post. The context of this has been on my heart for a while. There are times where we don’t need to pull someone out, we just need to be there for them. Let them know that we’ve got their back and will be right by their side, because there are things that they have to go through so that they can grow. Whether its kids or a struggle in our own adult lives. Growth, true growth doesn’t come from easy times. It comes from those dark time, those difficult times, when it feels like you’re buried but you were actually planted. That’s how you grow. So be deliberate in being there for others as they go through these growing pains; pray for them, call them, text them, bring a smile to their face, dinner to their door, etc…but don’t cheat them from God’s intended glory.