Tuesday, January 15, 2013

My Kick In The Pants


This book absolutely set my soul on fire and kicked me in my pants of complacency.  


In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day by Mark Batterson will do that.  
God burned a devoted desire to do...to follow.    

Here is your 2013 Chase-The-Lion-Manifesto from Pastor Mark:  

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. 
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 worshiping what’s right with God. 
Burn sinful bridges. 
Blaze new trails. 
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. 
Don’t let fear dictate your decisions. 
Take a flying leap of faith. 
Chase the lion!

Simple life-changing truths.  
What lions do you want to chase?
What do you need to stop so you can start chasing?

2 comments:

Carol said...

Sounds like my focus for the last five years. Comfortable is not something God wants us to be. Thanks, Janelle!

The Mrs. said...

Amen, I meant! lol