Fitness. Fellowship. Faith.The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.
Introduction: YHC’s home AO is Seismic and thought it was time to get on the official list of Seismic Q’s. YHC has been Qing at Magnitude and wanted to bring a ruck flavored workout the the beasts of Seismic. Today’s winkie is loosely based off a Magnitude winkie YHC put on that brought the Magnitude Pax to their knees. It did not disappoint this morning. For proof YHC will submit the unusually low mumble chatter from both Cannoli and Hospice. Especially when the burpees came out.
Conditions: 39F Clear
FNGs: None, disclaimer given
COP:
- 15 Jumping Jacks In Cadence
The Thang:
Go get a block from the new pile
• 15 Hand Release Merkins On Q
• 10 Dive Bomb Merkins On Q
Lap around AO
• 25 Block Thrusters On Q
• 25 Overhead Block Squats On Q
• 12 Walking Lunge (Block Overhead) On Your Own – Count on right leg
Lap around AO
• 12 Burpees On Your Own
• 12 Mountain Climbers In Cadence
• 12 Plank Jacks in Cadence
Lap around AO
• 25 Mountain Climbers
• 25 Block Burpees
Lap around the AO
• 15 Hand Release Merkins On Q
• 10 Dive Bomb Merkins On Q
Lap around AO
Mary:
• 40 Flutter Kick In Cadence
• 25 LBCs In Cadence
• 25 Flutter Kick In Cadence
• 12 LBCs In Cadence
Numberama: 14
Namerama: Shrute, High Times, Grits, Fanny Pack, Smokey, Milton, Probie, Adjustment, Freeloader, Cannoli, Hospice, Peg, Flo, KY
Pledge and COT
Announcements:
- The Oak April 20
- Fundraiser for Dragonboat Shipfaced at Groucho’s on April 19
- Mud Run May 19
Devo: From Play The Man devotional by Mark Batterson
“Be on your guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be brave. Be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13 NIRV
“Moral Courage”
I love how God repeatedly told Joshua to be strong and courageous when he was about to lead the Hebrew nation in their conquest of Canaan (Joshua 1:6-7, 9). But the truth is, he tells all of us to be strong and have the courage to do what is right.
Let’s quickly review. The six virtues of manhood we’ve looked at in these devotions so far have been tough love (sacrificing yourself for others), childlike wonder (never losing your desire to learn about God’s world), will power (that sanctified stubborn streak), raw passion (an infectious enthusiasm), true grit (the combination of passion and perseverance), and clear vision (knowing what you’re fighting for).
None of these are good enough without the final virtue: moral courage. “Courage is not simply one of the virtues,” writes C. S. Lewis, “but the form of every virtue at the testing point.”
Where does moral courage come from? From a conscience that is taken captive by the Word of God.
The conscience is our spiritual operating system—hardwired into the human heart—and it requires constant updating and upgrading. The way you do this is by downloading Scripture on a daily basis. When you study Scripture, you’re uploading God’s good, pleasing, and perfect will. Then you let your conscience be your guide—a conscience informed by the Holy Scriptures and fine-tuned to the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit.
If you violate your conscience consistently, it’s like a gauge that no longer gauges. But if you get into God’s Word and God’s presence on a consistent basis, your conscience learns to listen for and respond to the voice of the Holy Spirit. You may need to humble yourself, confess sin, stand up to wrong, come out publicly for Jesus—it depends. But if you do it, eventually you become a man after God’s own heart.
A man of conscience is a change agent—a force to be reckoned with. As Andrew Jackson observed, “One man with courage makes a majority.” He’s not blown here and there by trending winds. He’s anchored to the Word of God, and that anchor holds him through ups and downs, through thick and thin.
Listen to your conscience and follow its lead.
Play the man!
Where do you need to act out of moral bravery today?
Moleskin: Leading the men of Seismic is a different beast. The AO has a strong history of brutal beat downs and a lively Pax with a lot of mumble chatter. YHC was lucky enough to have his VQ at Seismic and wanted to check off all the boxes to get official Q privileges. With Flo’s blessing, YHC put together a winkie to try to live up to the Seismic name. Even though YHC has 7+ Q’s under his belt, stepping into the center at Seismic still took an act of courage. Luckily the men of Seismic gave gentle feedback though out the Q (remind me again the starting position of a burpee). At the end, YHC is honored to be among the giants that Q at Seismic much less lead the inaugural beatdown a time the relocated AO.
Morale of the story: step out of your comfort zone cause that is where the magic happens. But don’t be afraid of the feedback, it will only make you better.