Devotional/Workout Log February 1, 2025

Wait on the Lord

7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.
9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.
11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:7-14 (KJV)

Morning Exhortation

Good things take time. You may want to plant and harvest in the same day, but it just doesn’t happen that way. Whether you are okay with that or not, it doesn’t change the fact that there is a time for everything. This reality comes packaged along with God’s law of sowing and reaping. (Ecclesiastes 3:1; Galatians 6:7; John 7:1-6; Mark 4:26-29; Isaiah 40:28-31; Hebrews 10:36)

January was a long and cold month of good hard training for me. First week of January I could do little more than my usual warm-ups. This past week makes me feel like I’m back in the swing with 6 good workouts a week. Perhaps there is a little visible progress in the above photos I took today. As of Saturday, February 1st:

• waist circumference: 37.5″ (down 1.5″ since last month)
• body fat: 30.1% (down a little more than 3%)
• body weight: 230.0 lbs. (weight is practically the same)

I would have thought that I had dropped a few pounds as my pants are fitting much better, but it looks like I have kept the scale at the same number by putting on some muscle. I can’t be upset about that. I’m over 60 years old and I just put on muscle while trying to lose fat. I’m more than okay with that.

Today’s Workout

I call today’s exercise routine my “Thick and Juicy Torso” workout. My version of a light dumbbell workout for chest, back, and shoulders using 8lb dumbbells. Good pump and a real gut check after already putting in 5 hard workouts this week. Awesome way to finish the week and looking forward to my Sabbath day of rest tomorrow.

I’m thinking that for the month of February I will look to make a couple of changes. Firstly, I plan to push my first meal of the day back closer to noon. Break-fast somewhere between 1130 and 12. Secondly, add a 30 minute walk after my noon meal each day. I’m okay with gaining muscle. I’m hoping these two changes will also increase the tightening up of the tummy. Next month will tell.

Until then, God Bless.