Chase the Lion

As graduation and summer nears and many of you, your friends, and/or your family are going on to new adventures...I want to share with you this excerpt from the book, In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day. Weird title - awesome book. The author is Mark Batterson - if you want to check out more about him - he has a lovely blog: http://www.evotional.com/.

We're not called to lead an easy or a boring life...so let's start taking some God-inspired risks! For all of you graduating or moving or making some big drastic life change: Congratulations, Good Luck, and don't forget who you are or what you believe.

"Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Grab life by the mane. 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. 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 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. Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quit running away."