DEVOTIONALS

Spiritual Essential: Suffering Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 “For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.” (2 Corinthians 1:5) On an ordinary day in the gym warming up for a deadlift session, I felt something I never had before – a pop in my left low back. Immediately after, a wave of pain began radiating from where I felt the pop all the way down my left leg. It was intense pain. The kind that makes you want to

Spiritual Essential: Obedience Reading: 1 Samuel 15:10-23 “To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” (1 Samuel 15:22) In the gym, consistency beats intensity every time. You can have one incredible workout, go all out, leave it all on the floor — but if you disappear for the next two weeks, nothing changes. Growth doesn’t come from occasional effort. It comes from showing up, day after day, rep after rep. That’s the lesson King Saul

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: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 As this year opened, I did something I once thought was beyond my ability. I ran my first half marathon. If I’m honest, my ego told me I could wake up one morning, lace up my shoes, and just run 13.1 miles without serious preparation because I do CrossFit. That confidence didn’t last long. I quickly learned how wrong I was. Training was everything. You spend nearly fifteen weeks preparing for a race that

Spiritual Essential: Discipline Reading: 1 Timothy 4:1-8 “Train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” (1 Timothy 4:7–8) Anyone who trains consistently understands this: you don’t get stronger by showing up once or twice a month. It doesn’t matter how hard the session is — if the reps are too few and too far between, your body won’t adapt. Growt

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