Time To Get Busy

The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Conditions: 76F and freakin humid

FNGs: None

COP:  Cheetah got excited and started early.  Saw them doing Little Baby Arm circles.  They said they were warmed up, so we got busy.

The Thang:

To the pile and get a log or block, PAX choice

Move out to the softball field

Home base

10X Lunges on Q

Ruck Coupon to 1st base

1st base

10x Lunges On Q

20x Push-ups on Q

Ruck Coupon to 2nd

2nd Base

10x Lunges On Q

20x push-ups On Q

30x Squats On Q

3rd base

10x Lunges On Q

20x push-ups On Q

30x squats On Q

40x WWI sit-ups On Q

Home base – starting to run out of time.  Need to modify

20x Lunges (40x both legs) On Q

1st base

30x push-ups On Q

2nd 

20x squats On Q

3rd base

10x WWI sit-ups On Q

Ruck coupons and stow

Mary: No time

Numberama: 4

Namerama: KY, Wreck It Ralph, Dri Prime, Cheetah

Pledge and COT

Announcements: 4th of July Convergence

Devo: Get Finally Unstuck

“I’ve got this.” It’s a phrase used often by men, in one form or another. We say it to ourselves; we say it to others. And, most times, we have got whatever “this”happens to be. Every once in a while, though, we encounter something we cannot handle, something we haven’t “got.” Of course, that doesn’t always diminish our willingness to make our “got this” claims still. You see, “I’ve got this” often originates from our need to project images of manliness and self-sufficiency. And so, “I’ve got this” can become a stubborn habit. Even when it becomes obvious to us (and maybe everyone else) that we, in fact, haven’t “got this,” we sometimes continue right on in our stubbornness, telling ourselves that—from now on—we simply must try harder.

The truth is, some things are too big for us.

But, because truth isn’t always welcome, we often cry out to God instead: “Why can’t I get beyond this?” “Why won’t you help me?” Well, brother, he has helped. He’s given us what we need to overcome even seemingly intractable problems.

“…though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12).

While some things are too big for us alone, none is too big for Holy Spirit-infused communities of men—standing together, praying together, holding each other accountable, keeping one another encouraged.

Okay, so what do we do?

Is there something you’ve always wanted to do, but can’t seem to get around to doing? Is there something you’d desperately like to stop doing, but cannot? It is against such things that we must bring the power of community. So, now’s the time. Get control of your pride, put a name to that thing, and ask your brothers for help.

Moleskin: I had only been to one BC since the HTL and I could feel the void starting to widen. YHC had several brothers reach out to get me out in the gloom, but I had all the excuses. Finally a free Q slot opened up and I figured committing to the Q would ensure those excuses wouldn’t prevent me from getting out. The Q wasn’t eloquent or grand, but did deliver a beatdown. Turns out it was exactly what I needed.

There’s no grand epiphany here. We’ve all got our excuses that are holding us back from whatever. Sometimes it takes us kicking those excuses in the tenders. Sometimes it takes a Brother to reach out.

Just do whatever it takes to break free and make the progress.

”Get busy living or get busy dying” – Shawshank Redemption