I just got my copy of In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day in the mail. I opened the Amazon box, smiled large enough to make my wife ask me what I was so happy about and then set it on my desk. I keep up with Mark Batterson and his church (National Community Church in Washington, D.C.) through his website so I knew this book was being released for quite some time. 2 hours later I decided I couldn’t wait any longer. I picked it up and started.

Here are some first chapter thoughts that will just nail you. I stopped after the first chapter on purpose because I wanted it to sink in and stay with me the rest of the day.

NORMAL PEOPLE run away from lions. They run as far and as fast as they possible can. The reality is this: NORMAL PEOPLE don’t chase lions.

But LION CHASERS are wired differently. Have you ever had one of those moments where you do something crazy and ask yourself in retrospect: What was I thinking? (I love those moments)

Here is the point: God is always using past experiences to prepare us for future opportunities. But those God-given opportunities often come disguised as MAN-EATING LIONS. And how we react when we encounter those lions will determine our destiny. The greatest opportunities are the SCARIEST LIONS.

What sets LION CHASERS apart isn’t the outcome. It’s the courage to chase God-sized dreams. Lion chasers don’t let their fears or doubts keep them from doing what God has called them to do.

I’ll have some more thoughts from the book in the next week.

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