The Berean is undoubtedly the most complete AO in all of F3LKN. There is a true test and reward. It starts way too early at 4.45am with some serious exercise. Just that early 4 o’clock handle alone contributes to the difficultly. Followed promptly at 5.30am to 6.15am with engaging faith building conversation. Today, we experienced great team work with Eeyore gladly taking the 1F Q and allowing his brother Magnus to lead 3F as he has been committed to a boot by Snoopy, our favorite Podiatrist!
Here how it all went down.
Warm-o-rama
- 15 SSH IC
- 15 IST IC
- 15 Windmills IC
The Thang:
Mosey to hill at Pond for 11’s
- Started with 10 Mericans at top and ran down to do 1 WWII and worked down to 1 Merican and 10 WWII
Mosey to square for partner up (all using coupon that I borrowed from Turncoat)
- P1- 50 skull crushers
- P2- run around the fountain and back – Flip flop (Each partner does the below Qty)
- Round 2 100 curls
- Round 3 150 chest press
Mary
- 10 Burpees
- Grape ape- LBC 20 IC
- Magnus-pretzel crunch10 each leg
- Tiramisu-box cutters 10 IC
- Eeyore-elbow planks 45 sec
Recover and head for 2ndand 3rdF
3F – Text: Lead your family like Jesus – powerful parenting principles by Ken Blanchard
As a leader committed to serve despite all the pressures, trials and temptations. He faced, how did Jesus replenish His energy and servant perspective? Through His habits!
Your habits are the way you review and act on your daily commitment as a parent. To serve rather than being served.
5 key habits Jesus applied to stay on track with His mission, and shows how these habits can help you parent like Jesus.
- Spending time in solitude
- Reality is we spent little, if any, time in solute. Yet if we don’t, how can God have a chance to talk with us?
- Try the solitude exercise. Tell your spouse or friend what happened.
- How would be your day be different if you spent some time daily in solitude?
- Prayer
- Prayer is a conversation with God.
- Here is framework ACTS and/or develop your own:
- A – Adoration – Start and tell the Lord you love Him and appreciate Him.
- C – Confession – When we pray we seem to immediately sense our inadequacies and fall short.
- T- Thanksgiving – Heartfelt expression of gratitude to God for all. Count your blessings.
- S- Supplication – Most of us start here. Asking for what you need. Start by praying for others, then for our own needs to be met. It’s ok to have a big wish.
- Studying and applying scripture
- Make a commitment to read the bible daily – beginning, end of day
- Don’t confuse quantity with quality
- Where are you with studying and applying the bible? What stage of my family’s
- Where are you with studying and applying the bible? What stage of my family’s
- Accepting and responding to God’s unconditional love
- Hard to accept God’s love when you don’t have a good model of what unconditional love looks like.
- Not all of us had a positive relationship with our fathers and mothers to bring into our own parenting.
- Think of a time when your experienced God’s love for you. How did that make you feel?
- Were you able to transfer that good feeling to others in your family? Why or why not?
- Involvement in supportive relationships
- F3 Brothers parallel well. Staying close to God is tougher when you try to live the Christian life alone. Accountability group – support and will be honest with you when you get off track. Schedule supportive relationships on your calendar (e.g., Berean)
- Think of two people in your life who love you enough to tell you what you need to hear about your parenting. How are you improving as a result of those relationships?
- What can you do this week to make sure your supportive relationships stay alive and well?
- What fellow parent needs you to hold him or her accountable? Do you love that person enough to say what he or she needs to hear?
Moleskin
- Having any relationship takes commitment and work. Developing our relationship is not always easy. As for any F3 lead, it can be intimating being the Q. Qing the first F there is always a brother that is stronger and more proficient (e.g., Thoroughbreds). For our faith walk, it is humbling to lead the 3rdF as there are Brothers that have deep faith relationships with Christ. It is honor to lead these men. I thank Eeyore for his offer to just jump-in take the 1stF lead when his Brother is in a “boot”
- It was insightful to think about Christ’s habits and how we can follow.
- Dingo has a couple of tools that he has employed
- App – Inspirations Daily Devotional. it has quick 1-3 verse reading and then a 1-2 paragraph devotional if someone wants to read it. I think you can set reminders too. He usually tries to read it mid-morning taking a few minute break or even during a board meeting J
- App -YouVersion bible app is good. You can set it to send you a daily verse and even pick the time it sends it. It also has many translations one of which has many footnotes and definitions built in NET- new English translation
- Gnarly Goat – Have a POD. From his Naval experience he shared how having a Plan of the Day (POD) was instrumental. He outlines his day to incorporate developing his relationship with Christ. How he is intentional to make dedicated time for it. Also, it is an example for his family that they know how important that relationship is and how to maintain it.
- Dingo has a couple of tools that he has employed
- Hats off to Dingo. He leads a fine AO. I thank him for the opportunity to lead. If you haven’t been to Berean, I would encourage you to come join us. You will leave a better man. Work your body, cultivate friendships and build your faith.