Pastor Dave shared this with us one Sunday. It's from a book he was reading which I think was based on the brief Old Testament story of a guy named Benaiah, one of King David's mighty men. I found it in 2 Samuel 23:20 and
1 Chronicles 11:22. He chased a lion into a pit on a snowy day and killed it. Wow. I really want to read the book.
Anyway, I LOVED this!!
Why am I posting this to a blog about prayer? It's one of the reasons I got busy and started a blog, even though it seemed impossible. And it also speaks to everything about why I pray!
Lion Chaser’s Manifesto
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 and the 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!
Anyway, I LOVED this!!
Why am I posting this to a blog about prayer? It's one of the reasons I got busy and started a blog, even though it seemed impossible. And it also speaks to everything about why I pray!
Lion Chaser’s Manifesto
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 and the 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!
1 comment:
Yes! I was able to share what Suzanne told us about bees healing MS...how awesome is that! with my patient...how exciting if a cure for one neuromuscular dx can suddenly arise that gives hope to so many because there are really so many of them....there's some unexpected joy! Thanks again for doing this.
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