WARNING: Heaven on Earth

Posted on February 8th, 2008 in Fitness, Life and Family by Fred

Hey Ya’ll,

I’ve discovered “heaven on earth”. It’s been in the frozen section at the local grocery store all this time, and had it not been “buy one get one free”, I likely would’ve overlooked it.

Joy sent me to the grocery store to get something necessary … milk, eggs .. something like that. But I found heaven on earth, and ushered it into my home. Now, it’s been ushered into my body … and thankfully, after a couple of weeks in my home .. it’s all gone.

May God forbid this from EVER being on sale again.

I suppose I’d better go to the gym now.  Have a great weekend.

The Announcement I Warned You About … I’m in Sin!

Posted on April 10th, 2007 in Fitness by Fred

Hey Everyone -

In my previous post, I warned that I had an announcement to make, and I wasn’t excited about it at all. So, here it goes.

I’ve been in sin. I’ve willingly, knowingly disobeyed God and grieved the Holy Spirit, over and over.

Got your attention? Good!

I am 36 years old, and I’m out of shape. My temple is a wreck. I weigh more than ever before. At an even 6-feet, I weigh in around 230 pounds. That’s french fries, burgers, ice cream, Coke, more Coke, supplement with Coca-Cola, a big cold glass of orange juice before bed, purple grape juice all the time, and boxes full of sugar cereal.

I’ve been unhappy about it for a long time. It’s not getting better. I love food. I’m addicted to eating junk. I sense God saying “you are destroying your body”. I feel the grief of the Holy Spirit, yet I do it anyway.

I’m being too spiritual? Are you kidding! I promise you, the Holy Spirit speaks to us about our diet and lifestyles. Do we listen?

I’m a “dates” guy - “all in” or “all out” .. i love to lean on special dates to make things happen. So, I didn’t want to start dieting prior to my Nashville trip. So, I said “in honor of my Risen King, and to celebrate His New Life of Resurrection, the the NEW LIFE that HE gave to ME, I chose Easter Sunday as the last day of this lifestyle.

So yesterday, I started my “diet”. For the millionth time, I started another diet. Really, I hope it’s more than a diet. I hope it’s a lifestyle change. I decided to humble myself, and blog about it for the ACCOUNTABILITY.

One of my new blog/worship leader friends, Rich Kirkpatrick, posted this post about how he did the same thing - it was an amazing change. You inspired me Rich! Great job!

This one is for the team. It’s for God. It’s for Joy. (ya know, they say losing weight and getting in better shape is GREAT for your SEX LIFE, haha!). This is for the Kids.

So, I created a new category called “Fitness” and I’ll post my progress.

OK - so this isn’t a revelation teaching of the Word. This isn’t a new song. It’s not a piano solo. It’s not about worship leading … but it’s me.

Thanks for reading!
For the Kingdom,
Fred