Grab Life by the Mane
I know it's a little early for a New Year Manifesto, but I just finished an article for the January issue of Relevant Magazine.
The article is an adaptation of one of the themes in In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day.
Anywho.
Here's my New Year Manifesto:
Grab life by the mane.
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. Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop criticizing and start creating. Stop playing it safe and start taking risks. Expand your horizons. Accumulate experiences. Consider the lilies. Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can. Don't let what's wrong with you keep you from worshipping what's right with God. Burn sinful bridges. Laugh at yourself. Keep making mistakes. Worry less about what people think and more about what God thinks. Don't try to be who you're not. Be yourself. Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quit running away. And remember: if God is for us who can be against us?
Unleash the lion chaser within!
Feel free to share the manifesto.
You don't have to wait till 01.01.07.
The article is an adaptation of one of the themes in In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day.
Anywho.
Here's my New Year Manifesto:
Grab life by the mane.
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. Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop criticizing and start creating. Stop playing it safe and start taking risks. Expand your horizons. Accumulate experiences. Consider the lilies. Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can. Don't let what's wrong with you keep you from worshipping what's right with God. Burn sinful bridges. Laugh at yourself. Keep making mistakes. Worry less about what people think and more about what God thinks. Don't try to be who you're not. Be yourself. Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quit running away. And remember: if God is for us who can be against us?
Unleash the lion chaser within!
Feel free to share the manifesto.
You don't have to wait till 01.01.07.
3 Comments:
Your blog (and article) totally speak to where I am at in this stage of my life and ministry! In fact, I just blogged about it!
That's a great word Mark. Thanks for sharing.
I Love It!
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