DEVOTIONALS

Spiritual Essential: Grace Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9) Every athlete knows about weak points. It’s the place in a lift where the bar slows down or stalls out. Maybe it’s coming out of the bottom of a squat, locking out a deadlift, or stabilizing overhead. You can’t ignore weak points. They show up every time the load gets heavy. And if you want to grow, you don’t avoid the

Spiritual Essential: Discipline Reading: Hebrews 12:4-13 Things That Challenge You, Change You According to ChatGPT, the workout “Cindy” is a classic CrossFit benchmark WOD (Workout of the Day) designed to test muscular endurance. It’s a 20-minute AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) of 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 air squats. Simple on paper. Relentless in practice. There are more than twenty benchmark CrossFit workouts, and all of them are named after women. CrossFit f

Spiritual Essential: Purpose Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10 “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10) In the gym, every rep counts. The sweat, the strain, the discipline — it’s all working toward something. Over time, the body starts to change. Definition takes shape. Strength increases. But the process doesn’t just happen by accident. It takes intention. It takes vision. Coaches call it

Spiritual Essential: Transformation Reading: Philippians 3:12-21 “But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 3:20) In the gym, it’s easy to get tunnel vision . You start chasing numbers, comparing times, obsessing over aesthetics. Abs, PRs, and leaderboard spots are all good goals — but if that’s all you’re training for, it won’t last. There’s always someone stronger. Always another race. Always anothe

Spiritual Essential: Transformation Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 When you begin a fitness journey, you’re climbing a mountain few dare to climb. Along the way, you encounter habits, environments, and limiting beliefs that must be reshaped if you want to go far. You can make real progress through discipline and grit, but the biggest barrier often isn’t your effort, it’s your focus. What are you beholding? What are you fixing your eyes on? It’s been said , “Where focus go

Spiritual Training Cycle: Foundation (wk. 8/13) Reading: Revelation 7:13-8:1 Back in my corporate days, I had a work trip which took me...