When The Spirit Meets The FLesh

Appeared June 29, 2006

God bless you.

Last night I had the opportunity to speak and perform at Dennis Rogers' church and had a great time doing it. It was one of those nights that illustrates the transcendent nature of strength. That the tool of strength can be used to communicate deeper truths. It was also a night when the spirit of God was present among a group of believers and his power touches our physical effort to make it greater than it's natural state. This is the highest level of expression of strength.

Started the program off with a quick basic demo of some of the old time strongmen barbell and kettlebell juggling stunts (a very basic demo, I don't practice these). Then moved to pressing one of the youth pastors overhead with one finger and then another overhead with one hand. Then shared the story of my life and the absolute certainty of God's power in it. Spoke on the importance of you and those around you standing on the word of God. Finished with a backlift of the youth staff for the church totaling 2,000lbs give or take an ounce. Then Dennis spoke on the importance of a sincere and pure heart to finish the program and then offered an opportunity for people to make changes in their lives, the most important part of the service. A wonderful response and a tremendous blessing from God.

One of the things I said to them last night is that all of us have a talent that we can be using to bless others. It may be an insane talent like Dennis' and mine which may require the lifting of bizarrely heavy objects and the shaving of your head... well alright the head shaving is optional, but suggested.

Whatever your talent is, be sure you're using it to bless others in your life. Don't think that just because strength is not something that comes completely naturally to you that it might not be a talent. There are incredible stories of people overcoming tremendous odds to become great strength athletes including mine and Dennis' stories. In fact the further you look into a great majority of the world class strength performers, the more you find serious challenges that they had to overcome. To do that you need belief that you can accomplish whatever you want no matter what the challenge. Desire, burning deep enough to push you through the suffering necessary to accomplish those goals. Knowledge of your self and of the technical aspects of the strength you wish to gain. Intelligence about the way you treat your body and your life and if you really want to get to the highest level, a deeper spiritual connection.

The greatest strength is always the one that goes past the physical. What are you doing to put that kind of power in your life? The real way is through prayer and Jesus Christ.