Dig Deeper!
Good Morning Girls! It seems like every fitness expert has their own little tag line, or quote, to set themselves and their programs apart from the the others. Shaun T, the creator of the INSANITY program I am doing, has one as well. It is Dig Deeper. Before you start the program you watch this brief DVD that talks a little about the program but mostly warns you upfront that in order to make it all the way through each workout, let alone the whole program, you will have to Dig Deeper. Six days a week for 40-60 minutes you will have to Dig Deeper.
Within the first 10 minutes of my first workout I realized that this tag line was not a bunch of marketing hype! He was serious. I had to Dig Deeper before I was even done with the warm-up! Usually I hate "wasting time" with the stretching part of working out, but in this case when he stopped to stretch I let out a big "Thank you Jesus!" I was so thankful to see it was 6 minutes of stretching, and as the seconds counted down I was cried out "Noooooooo!" as I was afraid of what could possibly be next!
My fear was valid. It was in fact the most insane workout I had ever done. I was breathing like a woman in intense labor. I was screaming like a woman in labor who dilated too quickly for an epidural. I was grunting like a caveman in an archaic gym bench pressing t-rex femur bones! I was dripping with sweat more than if I had just been on a 5 mile run. To say I had to Dig Deeper during that workout is an understatement!
So why would I do such a horrible thing? I do it because in that first moment, when the workout is over, and I am still standing, I feel as though I can do anything. ANYTHING! I can handle anything. I can persevere anything. I can deal with anything. For the last 40 minutes I have focused so intensely on Digging Deeper that I realize I can accomplish anything I choose to Dig Deeper and fight for. And that is a feeling I cannot get anywhere else!
Every day when I Dig Deeper I find out just a little bit more of what I am truly made of. I Dig and I find I am stronger. I Dig and I find I am tougher. I Dig and I find I am a fighter. I Dig and I find I am a conqueror. I Dig and I find I am not a quitter. I Dig and I find that Gods Word is true......I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! Even if I do not have enough breath to speak I am running scripture through my head to get through. In the end, I feel as though the Lord and I just had ourselves a little revival!
There is only one thing that is more awesome than Digging Deeper to learn what I am made of. And that is Digging Deeper to know Christ! The more I come to know Jesus, the more I am able to comprehend and understand what he has truly done for me. The more I Dig Deeper in the Word, the more I see Who made me. The more I see who I am in Christ. The more I see how much God truly loves me beyond my comprehension, though I am trying to comprehend it!
So Girls, Dig Deeper. Dig Deeper in the Word so you will have the strength to Dig Deeper in your life. In your goals. In your dreams. Dig Deeper and discover what you are made of, and more importantly, Who you were made by, and what that means for you!
Philippians 3:8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.
Love, thanks, and a big shovel to you all,
Jen
Within the first 10 minutes of my first workout I realized that this tag line was not a bunch of marketing hype! He was serious. I had to Dig Deeper before I was even done with the warm-up! Usually I hate "wasting time" with the stretching part of working out, but in this case when he stopped to stretch I let out a big "Thank you Jesus!" I was so thankful to see it was 6 minutes of stretching, and as the seconds counted down I was cried out "Noooooooo!" as I was afraid of what could possibly be next!
My fear was valid. It was in fact the most insane workout I had ever done. I was breathing like a woman in intense labor. I was screaming like a woman in labor who dilated too quickly for an epidural. I was grunting like a caveman in an archaic gym bench pressing t-rex femur bones! I was dripping with sweat more than if I had just been on a 5 mile run. To say I had to Dig Deeper during that workout is an understatement!
So why would I do such a horrible thing? I do it because in that first moment, when the workout is over, and I am still standing, I feel as though I can do anything. ANYTHING! I can handle anything. I can persevere anything. I can deal with anything. For the last 40 minutes I have focused so intensely on Digging Deeper that I realize I can accomplish anything I choose to Dig Deeper and fight for. And that is a feeling I cannot get anywhere else!
Every day when I Dig Deeper I find out just a little bit more of what I am truly made of. I Dig and I find I am stronger. I Dig and I find I am tougher. I Dig and I find I am a fighter. I Dig and I find I am a conqueror. I Dig and I find I am not a quitter. I Dig and I find that Gods Word is true......I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! Even if I do not have enough breath to speak I am running scripture through my head to get through. In the end, I feel as though the Lord and I just had ourselves a little revival!
There is only one thing that is more awesome than Digging Deeper to learn what I am made of. And that is Digging Deeper to know Christ! The more I come to know Jesus, the more I am able to comprehend and understand what he has truly done for me. The more I Dig Deeper in the Word, the more I see Who made me. The more I see who I am in Christ. The more I see how much God truly loves me beyond my comprehension, though I am trying to comprehend it!
So Girls, Dig Deeper. Dig Deeper in the Word so you will have the strength to Dig Deeper in your life. In your goals. In your dreams. Dig Deeper and discover what you are made of, and more importantly, Who you were made by, and what that means for you!
Philippians 3:8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.
Love, thanks, and a big shovel to you all,
Jen
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