Armor Boxing

We are so excited to announce a November Armor Night specifically for our Veteran & Active Duty community!
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On November 20th, we’re inviting all veterans and active duty to Buckhead Fight Club for a special Armor Night right before the Thanksgiving holiday!
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We’re looking forward to hosting and serving our military community
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Armor E.6:10
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Faces of The Arena: October Edition 🍁
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If there are any specific moments that represent why Armor Boxing exists, it’s in these moments. Fortunately, I get the privilege and honor seeing things up close as people are winding up punches while their peers encourage them.
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It baffles me the difference in demeanor and optimism of those who come into the Arena — knowing that they have the support of a community, are believed in, and have full permission to use aggression in a positive manner!
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I cannot help but connect this to how we view God in our lives. In the case of The Arena, do we view Him as someone sitting with His arms crossed outside of the ring pointing out the flaws of our punches? Or is He close to the ring shouting encouragement and telling us that He’s with us, supports us, loves us and believes in us?
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I shared this a couple weeks ago but my own personal tendency is to believe the first statement instead of the latter. My self-criticizing, self-judging, self-condemning thought patterns keep me in a pattern of constantly believing that I am not good enough.
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The great news is that these thoughts do not come from a God who gave His son to have a relationship with us. One of my favorite Pslams says that God knows us intimately; every desire, thought, intricacy, uniqueness, quirk — and not only that but “loves us from everlasting to everlasting” (Psalm 103) That’s a long time!
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Armor E.6:10
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October did not disappoint! Grateful 🔌⚡️for this community!
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Sunday was a breath of life as we came together, trained, ate and had our first community discussions about a staple topic: Gratitude.
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Gratitude has countless research links to improving mental health in several dynamic ways including improving mood, attitude, physical health, social bonds and one study conducted by Utah University found that, “Expressing gratitude can positively change your brain.”
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Most importantly, 2,000 years ago Jesus said “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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There is something so foundational about gratitude that has a proven, positive impact on our lives, yet we often disregard it. Why? That’s exactly what we discussed on Sunday! We loved the participation from the community and there will be more of these moving forward!
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How can you practice gratitude this week?
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Armor E.6:10
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