Chasing a Lion

I am continuing to really dig Mark Batterson.

I got a copy of his book In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars at the conference and being that school is not officially over, I have not had a chance to read it yet, but from the skimming I've done, I really like it.

He posted a Chase the Lion manifesto on his blog and I thought it was really cool, so here you go.

Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions. Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention. Keep asking questions. Keep making mistakes. Keep seeking God. Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop repeating the past and start creating the future. Stop playing it safe and start taking risks. Expand your horizons. Accumulate experiences. Consider the lilies. Enjoy the journey. Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can. Live like today is the first day and last day of your life. Don't let what's wrong with you keep you from worshipping what's right with God. Burn sinful bridges. Blaze a new trail. Criticize by creating. Worry less about what people think and more about what God thinks. Don't try to be who you're not. Be yourself. Laugh at yourself. Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quit running away. Chase the lion!

My favorite: Don't let what's wrong with you keeping you from worshiping what is right with God. wow. and ouch.

any way, that's my thought for the day. here's another one: aren't blogs wonderful suckers of time when you should be doing something else? right. back to the grind stone, only one exam left. sigh.