Sunday 1.30.11

Wake Up:
8:00 am

Daily Reading:
Psalms 1-15

Devotion:
God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved; God will help her when morning comes (Psam 46:5)

Is it possible for us who are so easily moved by earthly things to come to a point where nothing can upset us or disturb our peace?

Everything is Paul's life and experience that could be disturbed had already been shaken, and he no longer considered his life or any of his possessions as having any earthly value. And if we will only let God have His way with us, we can come to the same point. Then, like Paul, neither the stress and strain of little tings nor the great and heavy trials of life will have enough power to move us from the peace of God, which transcends all understanding. God declares this peace to be the inheritance of those who have learned to rest only on Him.

"Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it." (Rev 3:12) Becoming as immovable as a pillar in the house of God is such a worthy objective that we would gladly endure all the necessary trials that take us there.

When God is the center of a kingdom or a city, He makes it strong "like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken" (Psalm 125:1) And when God is the center of a soul, although disasters may crowd in on all sides and roar like the waves of the sea, there is a constant calm within. The world can neither give nor take away this kind of peace. What is it that causes people to shake like leaves today at the first hint of danger? It is simply the lake of God living in their soul, and having the world in their hearts instead.

Workout:
Rest and Recovery

5 rounds for quality

• 10 Hindu pushups
• 20 Hindu squats

50 pushups (chest to deck, full ROM)

Notes:

• Current body weight at 192.2 lbs which is the lowest I have been in a while. Performance has not changed with the lower body weight. This week I will try to get down to 190 lbs.
• Mobility work and yoga at the end of workouts has been very beneficial in functional movement. Looking to increase the load of both at beginning and end of workouts.