Insanity

What I learned during Insanity today:

-Breathe more breaths, more deeply.
      I got the verse in my head,

"Ask and you shall receive. Ask and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be open to you."

I learned that its okay to ask God for things. In fact, He WANTS us to ask Him for things, in all kinds of prayers and requests, presented with thanks. He wants us to receive what he freely gives (like breath) and breath deeply the breaths of abundant life. In this case, abundant working out means needing more abundant breaths. Imagine the joy of acknowledging the need of abundant breath AND developing the desire for it too. 

-Working out without glasses or contacts forces me to not be sloppy with form by trying to keep up with those on the TV screen or next to me. Why? Because I physically cannot SEE them! Guffaw! So this leads me to learn about living by faith and not by sight. Because well, I focus more on what's most important, even if painful truths emerge that must be attended to, like less reps in my power squats to gain better form and full body and breath extension. So working out without my eyesight is an interesting experiment that only gives me more awe to God's work in my life.