failed treasure hunt

yesterday we went treasure hunting as a family for the first time...we met up at church and a whole group of people went out into the area to bring the kingdom of God into the lives of people...i was excited and so was my wife and kids...we prayed, wrote down our clues and off we went. i like to incorporate treasure hunting into everyday life, so we went to the mall, to grab some lunch, get some shoes for grace and just try to live life with an eternal eye...looking or at least aware of the treasures we were after...and what do you know

after seeing a crowded mall, our clues came up empty, no one...we were really disappointed. and so as we met back at church and heard all these cool stories of encounters that people had, we sat there silent, wondering what had happened and why our treasure hunt came up void...im still wondering

crossfit thur and fri

ok, so i am one who likes to get his moneys worth...like if i go to a buffet, i eat until im just exploding...so since i paid for 3 days of crossfit per week for this month, i had to get all of the days used...being that i was sick mon and tue and on sat i had to treasure hunt i decided just to do the three workouts in a row...even though my intention is to space them out so that i have time to recover, i decided just to get em done anyway...but more importantly i am trying to create some consistency in my life, which hopefully will allow me to accomplish my goal of running an ultra marathon and being in great physical condition.

thur workout was

warmup with 500m row, stretches and something else
workout:
max push press: 95, 105, 115, 125f, 125
21,15,9 of 65# thrusters and burpees and each set followed by a 500m row : 22min which basically means 21 thrusters, 21 burpeess, 500m row; 15 thrusters, 15 burpees, 500m row, etc

i have to tell you i have never worked out with free weights doing any type of squat or anything...i am weak...i mean there were girls there just absolutely killing me...no matter how much my macho man wanted to compete and beat them, i just couldnt, ha...and as far as the thrusters, just brutal...

then fri we did max front squats: 155 was my max i dot remember the other 4, but again, very weak
workout was
15 min of as many rounds as you can complete of
15 12# slamballs but without the jump, just pick it up, over the head, throw it down as you squat and pick it up
10 20inch box jumps
i did 12 rounds...which i thought was pretty good considering my condition

definitely looking forward to 2 days off and some recovery time...

boring sermon - so i treasure hunted

on sunday i was bored out of my skull as i listened to this preacher bump his gums with his christianese message...yes that is what i call messages that have a lot of christian language and culture in them, but no real meat, and no real direction or revelation...just Christianese jib jab. so i told the Lord i wanted to treasure hunt. so in my comingled mind, i thought of a red tie and that person would be at the bookstore, and the strange thing about this hunt was that i had to give him $100...ok, pretty simple, a little different in the sense that usually the hunts i do i end up praying for healing or something, and not giving money...so this was unusual...

by the time the preacher was done yapping i had totally forgotten about the hunt...in fact i was talking to friends and hanging out. as soon as we are about to leave i look up, and there he is. a guy wearing a black suit, bright red tie and near the bookstore. it was one of those, you know that you know moments. sometimes when treasure hunting actually have to look for the person, other times, you just see them and in your heart you know with full conviction that is the person...this was one of those cases...i knew i my knewer that he was the guy.

but i hesitated, i didnt really want to give him the money, why? because he looked a certain way that put me off, ok, yup i said it, i was judging him by the way he looked...i was just kind of like, no, not gonna do it...i told my wife about the hunt clues and about the guy and she swiftly kicked me in the butt and told me to go on and do it.

so i did...i went over to the guy introduced myself, made small talk about the church, and then told him, "you know i asked God to give me someone to help out today and he told me someone wearing a red tie and near the bookstore, so that is you, do you need any money?" he was totally surprised, confounded but absolutely the right guy...he said yes (i mean he could have said no, had someone asked me if i needed money, i would have said no, but he actually said he had just been talking about things he needed to pay for). so i handed him the franklin and tears just drew up hard in his eyes. he was overwhelmed. he called his buddy over made me tell him the story and then gave thanks to God.

that was cool i thought. it was fun and i am glad my wife kicked me to move forward.

treasure hunting the way kevin dedmon teaches it is fun and easy, a no pressure deal. try it

health - workout

yesterday was my second crossfit workout...needless to say it was pretty tough. i am amazed at my lack of anarobic capacity. i was huffing and puffing like a mad man...and again just beat afterwards

warmup
1000meter row
10 burpes
stretch

workout 4 rounds of
50 #14 wall ball throws with squats
20 blue band assisted pullups

time: 26:00min

wall ball throws are where u get near a wall, grab a medicine ball and toss it about 5 ft in the air against the wall, when u catch it, u squat down onto another medicine ball and then as you stand up shoot the ball up again...

blue band assisted pullups are pullups but you are using a medical band, it is like a giant rubber band to help you pull up...

i have so many sore muscles, muscles i didnt even know existed...1 more workout closer to ultra marathoner... soon i will start posting some videos so you can see for yourself

dream - complete Captn Karls 60k - health

in Aug 2010 there is an ultra marathon of 60k called Captn karls...i want to run it...
Vision: compete in endurance races
Goal: Finish 60k run in under 10 hr
Plan: train with crossfit 5 days a week (5-9 workouts)

so with that in mind...yesterday was my first crossfit workout...
warmup: 460meters
3 rounds of 10# wall ball throws, 10 lunges, 5 pull ups
stretching

workout
800meter run
50 pushups
75 - 35# kettlebell swings
100 situps
125 air squats (bodyweight only)
800 meter run

time: 25:40

i was seeing stars starting the last run and nearly puked at the end...wow...

i will complete 3 crossfit workouts each week for 3-4 weeks then go to 5 workouts...

after 4 months of successful 5 workouts, 1 will start doing crossfit and crossfit endurance workouts, ie 2 workouts per day (3 days per week)

a church in every city of the world

i want to start a church in every city of the world. so we are starting. as of several weeks ago we decided it was time to disciple the world. the beginning stages are underway. planning. right now we are researching and writing up our plan of attack. i think this stage will take between 6 and 9 months maybe longer, i have no idea. i mean we really have to get the vision and all its components clearly outlined.

here is what has been accomplished over the past several weeks.
1. started brainstorming ideas
2. found an evangelist to join my team
3. starting weekly prayer meetings in my house

Need
1. worship leaders
2. children's pastors
3. ideas

fun fun fun...

if you have any ideas let me know

empowered

for years i had this driving belief that i had to "wait on God" and "surrender all". i mean how many of us believe that is good theology. it sounds good. in fact most any Christian and pastor would say that is great teaching and if fact would quote Jesus as saying something similar and even say that is the motto of the ideal Christian life. and i would say that for the majority of Christians who live in holiness and pursue God, it is terrible advice...and here is why. that theology is anchored in the old testament covenant. back in the days of Moses when there was no indwelling Holy Spirit God had to appear and communicate with His people in incredible ways; angels, burning bushes, donkeys, clouds, prophets, etc. it was expected that if you wanted to hear from God it had to be a "strange encounter". unfortunately that belief has carried over into the church today. we have forgotten two very important concepts, 1. the Holy Spirit dwells in us, and 2. we have the mind of Christ. so while most of us sit in the pew being told we need to wait to have an Old Testament encounter with God, God is trying to teach us to discern His constant thoughts in our mind. let me put it another way...while we are waiting to have a burning bush experience, or have angels guide us, God has provided a constant burning bush, it is called, Love your neighbor as yourself; it is called, go into all the world and preach the gospel.

Christ came to empower us, and he did so by sending us the Holy Spirit. dream. did God ever tell you to stop dreaming. did He really ever say, please just sit in your pew and wait, put your mind (the mind I gave you) on pause? unlikely...but yet that is the way most of us live, accepting our lot in live as if it were Gods plan for us...boredom, suffering, monotony...oh how we sit and blame God, cry out to God, and wait for things He has already provided.

the problem isnt Him speaking, or Him intervening, it is in our ability to dream, and believe that He has already given me the mind of Christ and that my mind is being renewed and that my thoughts can be His thoughts and that i just need to get up and go. how many dreams do you have now? how many dreams are you actively pursing with the strength of the Holy Spirit. imagine actually being able to work like Paul, not only in his own strength but then with that added power of the Holy Spirit. wow. wouldnt that be something?

God lives in you, stop waiting, start dreaming, and start acting. the world is waiting to be discipled.

ever since i realized that God is speaking to me, is for me, has great plans for me, wants to bless me, has given me a green light to conquer in life, i got up and began to change. stop blaming God for your current post in life. He shouldnt be taking the heat because you live like an old testament saint.

dream big - God is on your side