DEVOTIONALS

Spiritual Essential: Obedience Reading: Deuteronomy 28:1-9 “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands… all these blessings will come on you and accompany you.” (Deuteronomy 28:1–2) In the gym, results don’t come from random effort. They come from following a process. A good program is built with intention — specific movements, specific loads, specific progressions. And the athletes who see the most growth aren’t the ones who freestyle every

Spiritual Essential: Sacrifice Reading: Romans 12:1-2 “Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” (Romans 12:1) Walk into the gym and you’ll see it right away — people bringing something to the table. Time carved out of a busy schedule. Energy spent after a long day. Effort poured into every rep. No one gets stronger by accident. Progress requires offering something up — your comfort, your convenience, your pre

Spiritual Essential: Purpose Reading: Isaiah 43:1-13 We’ve all heard the phrase, “I want to be the best version of me.” It sounds harmless and sometimes even motivating, but it misses something essential about what God desires. That idea assumes there is enough in me to shape myself into something better, more acceptable, or more worthy. And if you spend time in a gym, on a team, or in hustle culture, that idea shows up everywhere. Add five more pounds. Drop twenty. Push

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. 9/13) Reading: James 1:19-25 Silence the Noise Out There! In the opening scene of the...

Spiritual Training Cycle: Foundation (wk. 2/13) Reading: Proverbs 3:13-26 Shortly after we married, my wife and I headed to Portland,...