If God leads you to walk a way

As I am browsing through the net, I came across this hymn which is quite meaningful. It enlighten me and supply me.

If God leads you to walk
A way that you know,
It will not benefit you as much as
If He would lead you to take the way
That you do not know.
This forces you to have
Hundreds and thousands of
Conversations with Him,
Resulting in a journey that is an
Everlasting memorial
Between you and Him.

Source: http://www.hymnal.net/hymn.php/ns/291#comments#ixzz1MF2jj5jw

Although we do not know what is our way, but he is there to guide us. What we need to do is just to follow His leading. His leading is different from ours. Just as the pillar guides the Israelite. Many times we think that He will lead us upward, but the way prepared for us is a downward direction in order that we may sense the need of resurrection life. By this we may experience the resurrection after experiencing the cross, just as the Israelite passing through Marah to Elim.

Although it is a downward direction, we do not need to fear, because as we arrive at Elim, there is the flowing and the growing life as typified by twelve spring of water and seventy palm trees. As we enjoy such fullness of life enabled us to fight to carry out God’s purpose to build His habitation.

At the end of 15:27 we are told that the children of Israel “encamped there by the waters.” The word encamped indicates that God’s people had been formed into an army. The flowing and growing life supplies God’s people as His army. When we come to chapter seventeen, we shall see God’s people entering into battle as an army. At Elim they were full of enjoyment of life that made them qualified for fighting. This enabled them to fight to carry out God’s purpose to build His habitation.

At Sinai, God’s people received the heavenly vision related to the building of the tabernacle. The long journey from Egypt to Sinai could not be made without fighting. At first, the people did not do the fighting themselves. God fought for them and defeated Pharaoh and his army by destroying Pharaoh and his chariots in the waters of the Red Sea. After God’s people had crossed the Red Sea and had the experiences at Marah and Elim, they were strengthened as God’s army and qualified to fight for God’s purpose. This was the reason that God did not fight for them in chapter seventeen. They themselves could fight through the flowing and growing life.

If we would be strengthened as God’s army today, we also must firstly experience the flowing of the twelve springs and the growing of the seventy palm trees. We need the perfect and complete flowing life and growing life. Only then shall we be qualified and equipped as an army to fight for God’s purpose. In the Lord’s recovery we have the consciousness of being engaged in spiritual fighting. We are not merely settled in our localities; we are encamped in them. In order to fight, it is not sufficient simply to eat the Passover lamb with the bitter herbs and the unleavened bread. We also need to experience the cross and the resurrection; that is, we must pass through Marah and arrive at Elim.

As we consider the implications of 15:27, we realize that we also need to come to Elim. I have the assurance that, at least to some extent, the churches in the Lord’s recovery are camping at Elim, enjoying the twelve springs and the seventy palm trees. How we thank the Lord for this picture of resurrection life! Have you seen the springs flowing and the palm trees growing? Have you seen that the result of this flowing and growing life is an army strengthened to fight for God’s purpose? Praise Him that we are His army encamped by the flowing and growing life!

Retrieve from: Life study of Exodus Msg 31

13/4/2011 Quadricep, Calves & Hamstring

13/4/2011 Wednesday

15 mins cardio

Narrow stance hack squats 5sets – 15reps – 20kg

Leg extension 5sets –  12reps – 39kg, 45kg

Smith machine squat 5sets – 15reps – 30kg

Seated leg curl 4sets – 12reps – 36kg, 41kg

Seated calf raise 4sets – 15reps – 25kg

7th month in the gym. The exercises the scared me to death is today’s exercises (nightmare). Presently, I still can’t face it on my own, and I need a helper to support me during those monstrous activities. Without the help of an assistant, I think I would injured myself. Haha.

Support

21/2/2011 Chest & Triceps

21/2/2011 Monday

30mins cardio

Dumbbell bench press 4sets – 10reps – 10kg each, 12.5kg each

Dumbbell flyes 4sets – 10reps – 7.5kg each, 10kg each

Smith machine decline bench press 4sets – 10reps – 0kg, 2.5kg

Dip – Chest version 5sets – 10reps

Dips machine 8sets – 25reps – 90kg

16/2/2011 Biceps & Forearm

16/2/2011 Wednesday

7min cardio

Alternate incline dumbbell curl 4sets – 10reps – 5kg each

EZ-bar curl 4sets – 10reps – 5kg

Preacher curl 5sets – 10reps – 5kg

Seated dumbbell palms-up wrist curl 4sets – 15reps

Seated dumbbell palms-down wrist curl 4sets – 15reps

15/2/2011 Chest, Tricep & Shoulder

15/2/2011 Tuesday

30mins cardio

Dumbbell bench press 4sets – 10reps – 10kg each, 12.5kg each

Dumbbell flyes 4sets – 10reps – 7.5kg each, 10kg each

Smith machine decline bench press 4sets – 10reps – 0kg, 2.5kg

Dip – Chest version 5sets – 6reps

Triceps pushdown – rope attachment 4sets – 15reps – 12kg

Dips machine 5sets – 15reps, 20reps, 25reps – 70kg

Front dumbbell raise 4sets – 15reps – 5kg each

 

14/2/2011 Quadricep, Calves & Hamstring

14/2/2011 Monday

Narrow stance hack squats 5sets – 12reps – 30kg

Leg extension 5sets – 10reps, 15reps – 27kg, 36kg

Smith machine squat 4sets – 10reps – 20kg

Seated leg curl 4sets – 15reps – 36kg, 41kg

Seated calf raise 4sets – 15reps – 30kg

Crunches 4sets – 15reps

12/2/2011 Shoulder & Lat

12/2/2011 Saturday

7mins cardio

Lying T-bar row 8sets – 10reps, 7reps – 20kg

Supported pullups 5sets – 6reps

Front dumbbell raise 5sets – 10reps, 15reps – 7.5kg each, 5kg each

11/2/2011 Biceps & Forearm

11/2/2011 Friday

30 min cardio

Alternate incline dumbbell curl 4sets – 10reps – 5kg each

EZ-bar curl 4sets – 10reps – 5kg

Preacher curl 5sets – 10reps – 5kg

Seated dumbbell palms-up wrist curl 4sets – 15reps

Seated dumbbell palms-down wrist curl 4sets – 15reps

 

I feel that I have gain back some stamina. Today’s cardio  remain constant around 110 strides per minute. lol.

10/2/2011 Chest, Triceps & Abs

10/2/2011 Thursday

30min cardio

Dumbbell bench press 4sets – 10reps – 10kg each, 12.5kg each

Dumbbell flyes 4sets – 10reps – 7.5kg each, 10kg each

Smith machine decline bench press 4sets – 10reps – 0kg, 2.5kg

Cable crossover 4sets – 10reps – 9kg each, 13.5kg each

Dips – Chest version 5sets – 6reps

Dips – Triceps version 5sets – 6reps

Dips machine 8sets – 15reps, 20reps, 25reps – 70kg

Abs crunches machine 4sets – 10reps – 60kg

1st day for the fifth month after one week of holiday. Is like starting from the beginning again. As my trainer told me just to break through it for the first day, then the strength will revive again. lol. Although it is tough, but is the first day. Tomorrow let’s see how is it.

28/1/2011 Shoulder, Trap & Lat

28/1/2011 Friday

5min cardio

Front dumbbell raise 4sets – 15reps – 5kg each

Power partials 4sets – 15reps – 5kg each

Machine shoulder military press 4sets – 10reps – 20kg

Dumbbell shrug 4sets – 10reps – 12.5kg each

Smith machine shrug 4sets – 10reps – 60kg

Supported pullups 4sets – 7reps

Lying T-bar row 8sets – 10reps – 20kg

1 month has past, is entering into 5th month of my training. I can see a little difference but not much until it is obvious but got to continue the workout. This month I have skip few days of my training session which i think it affects my training. lol. Next month no more off!