Friday: W15, M2

Training: Rest


Daily Reading:
Job 33-36

1.) Facts:

• Elihu speaks out to Job and takes a different stance on Job's suffering than Job's previous 3 friends. Elihu states that Job's sufferings were sent as a trial and not as a result of a sin as Job's friends had previously thought. Elihu then goes on to state that this trial has been lengthened because Job has not yet been humbled and because Job has claimed his innocence from sin ((33:9-11), (Elihu sees this as rebellion 34:37)). Elihu goes on to speak about God's justice, sovereign dominion, providence, omniscience and his hatred of sin. 

2.) Lessons:

• 33:1-7 - Elihu was quite a bit younger than Job's other 3 friends who had spoken, yet Elihu introduces himself and states his cause with respect to his elders as well as with complete and utter confidence.
• 33:33 - "But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom" I love the confidence Elihu speaks with regarding wisdom because his knowledge is based upon scriptures and a correct understanding of the sovereignty of God.
• 34:11 - "He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves" God is just and fair and we will be held accountable for our sins and actions.
• 34:21-27 - Elihu speaks of the omniscience of God and that man in all his wisdom cannot escape from judgement for our actions. God is all knowing, in both our physcial sins and the sins of the heart.
• 36:26 "How great is God? Beyond our understanding."

3.) Applications:

• Even though Elihu was correct in much of what he was saying, it must be noted that this did not apply to Job, because Job indeed had no sinned against God. When we face trials of many kinds we must not compound that with rebellion against God. We are called to consider it pure joy when faced with trials of many kinds, for it is though those trials that the testing of our faith occurs and as a result God will teach us perseverance. (James 1:2-4) Elihu speaks of the power of God and that He knows everything. One day we will be held responsible for our actions, so we must learn to base our lives on the teachings of the Bible and to speak with confidence when called upon by God.

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 34:21 - “His eyes are on the ways of mortals; he sees their every step."

Thursday: W15, M2

Training:
Evening:
Baseline:

• 50 x goblet squat
• 50 x db swings
• 50 x good mornings

Work Capacity:

• 10 rounds AFAP: (6:25ish)
• 5 x pullups
• 10 x pushups
• 15 x squats

SS Endurance:

• 4 mile run (easy, walked for a few minutes in the middle to look at the colors on the tree's)

Durability:

• Long active stretch/mobility session

Night:

Endurance:

• 5 mile walk

Daily Reading:
Job 29-32

1.) Facts:

• Job is longing for times past. He is reminiscing about the prosperity of the years when the Lord had a hedge of protection surrounding him. Job then goes on the claim his innocence of both outward and inward sins. He claims innocence of sins in his heart, against his neighbors and against God. Job's friends were trying to convince him that the cause of his suffering was a hidden sin or fault, Job goes on to state his humiliation but declares that he did not sin and that a hidden sin or fault has not lead to his suffering and anguish.

2.) Lessons:

• Chapter 29: Longing for past years of prosperity will not help you in your current situation. 
• 31:24-28 - Job affirms that depending on wealth for happiness is idolatry.
• 31:14 - "what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account?" Interesting thought to think about that really hit home for me.   

3.) Applications:

• Yearning for years past will not cause your current suffering to ease and depending on wealth for you happiness or for a source that will ease your suffering is a form of idolatry. We need to strive to live a life like Job, for he was upright and a man of integrity. Can I claim my innocence like Job did from sin when my Savior calls for me to give an account of my life?

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 31:14 - "what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account?" 

Wednesday: W15, M2

Training: Active Recovery
Evening:
Endurance:

• 33 min bike (moderate to fast pace)

Night:
Endurance:

• 5 mile ruck (40lb pack, 1 hour 20 min)

Daily Reading:
Job 25-28

1.) Facts:

• Chapter 25 starts out with Bildad showing the infinite distance there is between God and man. He instructs Job to think highly and honorably of God and lowly of ourselves. In the midst of the ongoing debate between Job and his friends, Job actually agrees with Bildad in Chapter 26. Chapter 27 is Job expressing his integrity and the hopelessness and final fate of the wicked. Job searches for the meaning of wisdom in Chapter 28 and finds that wisdom is to fear the Lord and shun evil.

2.) Lessons:

• 28:28 - "The fear of the Lord is wisdom and to shun evil is understanding."
• 25:2-6 - “Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven. Can his forces be numbered? On whom does his light not rise? How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes, how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot, a human being, who is only a worm!” God is powerful and man is lowly and sinful.
• 27:5 - "till I die, I will not deny my integrity"

3.) Applications:

• God is all powerful and we need to show respect to Him by honoring Him through our circumstances and not thinking more highly of ourselves that we ought. No matter what lies in our path we are called to maintain our integrity, fear God and shun evil, for that is the meaning of wisdom.

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 28:28 - "The fear of the Lord is wisdom and to shun evil is understanding."

Tuesday: W15, M2

Training:

Evening:
Baseline:

• 50 x goblet squat
• 50 x db swing
• 50 x good morning

Work Capacity:

• 4 rounds for time: (9:55)
• 30 x stationary lunge
• 12 x 1 arm db thruster (35lb db, 12 right, 12 left)
• 20 x 4 count flutter kick
• 10-8-6-4-2 (1 arm db snatch, 1 arm strict military press)

Durability:

• Short active stretch

Endurance:

• 5 mile run (easy pace, in Vibrams)

Daily Reading:
Job 21-24

1.) Facts:

• Eliphaz believes that Job's current situation has been brought about by a sin that he has not confessed or brought to the light. He believes that if only Job knew of God's intense personal interest in him that he would not take his sin so lightly. This however, does not apply to Job for he was an upright man and full of integrity. He had asked for the forgiveness of his sins earlier and submitted himself to God. In chapter 23, Job explains to Eliphaz that he would repent if only he knew what he had done wrong. Job is simply looking for an explanation from God. 

2.) Lessons:

• Success is not based upon outward performance or what the world deems as successful. Success is based upon the state of our heart and our relationship to God.
• 21:22 - "Can anyone teach knowledge to God?" The way I respond to personal struggles shows my attitude towards God. 
• 22: 12-14 - Even though Job's sin did not bring about his calamities and sorrow, sin often entangles us and God will use our sin to correct our behavior. Our sin cannot be taken lightly as it separates us from God.

3.) Applications:

• Their are times in life where evil men do prosper and experience wealth and happiness, however, as Christians we cannot base success on outward performance, but on the state of our heart. God will punish the wicked and we will all be held accountable for our actions on the day of judgement.
• God has an intense personal interest in us and we cannot take our sin lightly. We must submit to God and be at peace with Him.
• 22:5 - "Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?" This verse confirms our fallen nature and our need for repentance and forgiveness. 
• 22:21-23 -  “Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you. Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored."
• 23:10 - "when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold."

4.) Daily Meditation: 4:45-5:45am

• 23:10 - "when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold."

Monday: W15, M2

Training: 
Evening:
SS Endurance:

• 5 mile run (in Vibrams, longest run in them to date)

Baseline:

• 100 x goblet squat
• 100 x db swing (50 double, 25 right, 25 left)
• 100 x good mornings

Work Capacity:

• 3 rounds for time: (4:55)
• 15 x squat (35lb dbs)
• 30 x military pushup
• 45 x suitcase crunch

Durability:

• Active Stretch

Daily Reading:
Job 17-20 

1.) Facts: What is this passage about?

• Job is crying out to God in his sorrow. He knows that the ways of the wicked will not prevail yet he is hurt and is pouring out his heart.

2.) Lessons: What can I learn from this passage?

• 17:12 - "In the face of darkness, light is near"
• 18:5 - "the lamp of the wicked man is snuffed out."
• 19:25 - "I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end, He will stand on the earth."
• 20:5 - "the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment"

3.) Applications: How can I apply this passage to my own life?

• God allows for the wicked to perish and their plans will not succeed. The mirth they find from their wickedness will be short lived.
• Job realizes that God has given and taken away everything from him. He knows that throughout all things, the humiliation, pain and loneliness of losing his family, that his Redeemer lives and that at the end, He will stand on the earth.

4.) Daily Meditation: 7-8pm

• I know that my redeemer lives and at the end, He will stand on the earth. Job 19:25

Friday: W14, M1

Training:

Rest and Recovery

Daily Reading:
Job 5-8

1.) Facts: What is this passage about?

• Job's friends try to console him in his misery and sorrow. One friend asks him to appeal to God in which Job responds with sorrow. Job's other friend tries to encourage Job in his hardship.

2.) Lessons: What do I learn from this passage?

• 5:7 - Man is born to trouble. This speaks to the fallen depravity of man and man's sin nature.
• 5:8-16 - Job's friend asks Job to appeal to God because God is all powerful.
• 5:17-26 - Do not despise the Lord's discipline, for if He wounds, He will also bind up.
• 6:24 - Job pleads with God, asking God to show him where he went wrong.
• 7:1-10 - The days of man are like the days of a hired laborer. Life is but a breath. Both our hardships and our joys.

3.) Application: How can I apply this passage to my life?

• Man is born into a state of depravity and we will be judged for our sins. Our life is but a breath and both our hardships as well as our joys will soon come to an end. The Lord is just and will protect the upright and those that fear Him so do not despise the Lords discipline, for if He wounds, He will also bind up.

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 8:6 - If you are pure and upright, even now, He will rouse Himself on your behalf.

Thursday: W14, M1

Training:

Night:
Endurance: 3 hour 47 min run (covered 20 miles, 11:21 min miles)

Notes:
Worked on my pacing and my run/walk alternating. Overall it was a good run. Drank 70 oz of water and ate a powerbar and peanut butter and honey sandwich during. My legs felt pretty good afterward but my feet were sore. I'm very happy with my progress so far as this is the farthest long run I have done, however, I still have a lot of work to do before my feet are conditioned enough to run for 135 miles in the snow with a 40lb pulk sled. At this point in my training my feet, ankles and calves are the weak points. My legs are holding up fine.


Daily Reading:
Job 1-4

1.) Facts: What is this passage about?

• In the land of Uz there was a man named Job. He was upright and blameless; he feared God and shunned evil. Chapter 1 explains that he was a man of great wealth and was very prosperous. God allows Satan to test Job. Satan first takes away Job's family and possessions and then takes away Job's health. However, throughout everything, Job does not sin against God, he maintains his integrity and fears the Lord.

2.) Lessons: What do I learn from this passage?

• 1:5 - Job would prepare a burn offering for the purification of all of his children in case they had sinned against God in their hearts. This shows the amazing love that Job had for his family and how he took his role as leader of his house very seriously. He offered sacrifices on behalf of his family, I can do this same thing today by offering up prayer and asking for the forgiveness of the sins of myself and family.
• 1:7 - Satan was roaming the earth, going back and forth throughout it. 1 Peter 5:8 says that the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. How true this is! Satan roams the earth looking to turn me away from God. As 1 Peter 5:8 says, I must be "alert and sober of mind".
• 1:10 - The Lord puts a hedge of protection around His servants and will bless those who are righteous and full of integrity.
• 1:20 - Job's first reaction after he hears of his families death was worship. When I face tough decisions is my first reaction worship? It takes a man of integrity, upright and faithful to praise God even when all his possessions and family have been taken from him.
• 1:21 - "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord has given and the Lord has taken away, may the name of the Lord be praised." Throughout all circumstances, Job praises God. Job realizes that he came into the world with nothing and with nothing he shall depart. This is a humbling thought for me, as nothing on earth will last,Matthew 6:19-21.
• 2:10 - Even Job's wife attacks him! In which he replies, "Shall we accept good from God and not trouble?" Job's faith, even in times of trouble, even when Satan personally attacks him is rock solid.
• 2:13 - Job's friends simply sat beside him for 7 days and did not say a word. I think we all need friends like this, friends to come along side us, even in our times of pain and sorrow.
• Chapter 3 - Job expresses his sorrow, yet never sins against God.

3.) Applications: How can I apply this to my life?

• We must always "be alert and sober of mind as the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour." Satan was roaming the earth back in the time of Job and he roams the earth now. Even when he takes away Job's family, riches and health, Job never waivers in his belief in God. He is steadfast and holds onto God. Chapter 3 shows Job's intense sorrow at the entire situation, yet throughout everything, Job never gives into temptation and never sin's against God. Strive to be an upright man, who fears the Lord and is full of integrity.

4.) Daily meditation:

• 1 Peter 5:8 - "Be alert and sober of mind, for the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour." This ties into yesterdays daily meditation perfectly from Luke 22:40, "Pray that you do not fall into temptation."