I had the pleasure of spending 45 minutes of the Gloom with 6 #HIM this morning. Conditions were perfect – not too hot, not too humid.

WarmUp

• 25 SSH (IC)
• 20 IW (IC)
• 25 Moroccan Night Clubs (IC)
• 15 Windmills (IC)
• 10 Head, shoulders, knees, and toes

The Thang

Mosey to the school courtyard

• 20 People’s Chair (IC)
• 10 Count People’s Chair
• 10 Count People’s Chair Right Foot Up
• 10 Count People’s Chair Left Foot Up
• 10 Count People’s Chair Rifles Out
• 10 Count People’s Chair Rifles Out
• 15 Count Balls To The Wall

Mosey back to the parking lot for a partner BOMBS workout.

• 50 Burpees
• 100 Overhead Claps
• 150 Merkins
• 200 Big Boy Situs
• 250 Squats

NMM

Great work today, men. The BOMBS workout is never easy and each of you had a chance to cheat yourselves, but you didn’t. Integrity is what you do when no one is looking. I was watching today, and not only did you men push it, but you took care of each other. Great encouragement today. That is what “iron sharpening iron” looks like.

I shared a story this morning about disappointment. If you haven’t been disappointed lately, watch out because it’s coming. Michael Chadwick, a swimmer from Charlotte, had the swim of his life last year. He was a relatively unknown swimmer at the time, but his 100-meter freestyle time of 48.87 seconds put him right into the Olympics mix. This led to an invitation to Team Elite and training with the US Olympic team. He was making great strides and when this summer’s Olympic trials came around, he was faster than ever. If he finished in the top two, he had an automatic spot on the US Olympic Swim Team. If he finished in the top six, he was on the relay team. Then the unthinkable happened. On his dive into the pool, his left hand hit the water at such an angle, that it pulled his entire body to the left. That slight change placed him at 8^th. Ryan Lochte, a friend of his, gave up his spot so he could inch closer to his Olympic dream to swim in Rio. The next guy did not volunteer his spot for Michael. In that moment, Michael’s Olympic dreams were dashed.

Fast-forward two months – Michael was watching the news break on Ryan Lochte and his fabricated story in Rio. Michael called his dad, my pastor, David Chadwick and said, “Dad, I’m convinced if I were in Rio, I would have been out with that group that night.” Though he is not a drinker, the ghost of that moment would have haunted him for the rest of his life. People wouldn’t remember his medal; they would only remember that he was part of the group that partied a little too hard and made up a story that turned the world’s attention to Rio.

You never know what is on the horizon. When things don’t work out, you can do one of two things: turn to God or turn to the world. In God, there is hope. In the world, there is temporary amnesia. You may be able to forget for a while, but the issues will rise again. But in God, there is a plan. Your disappointment is God’s appointment. How you react to the situation will witness to your friends, family, and co-workers. Do you want to be seen as a man who succumbs to the pressure or one who rises above it? Realize today that your situations are your pulpit to share the Gospel. Not in what you say, but in how you act.

Prayers

• Dollywood and the sale of his home
• Our service men and women
• First responders
• PAX travelling

Announcements

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