I ended the chase the lion series with a lion chasing manifesto. Not a bad manifesto for 2007.
What lion is God calling you to chase in 2007?
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. Grab life by the mane. 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 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 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!
What lion is God calling you to chase in 2007?
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. Grab life by the mane. 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 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 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!
4 Comments:
I am very inspired by this post. I have a few lions to slay in this coming year. I am going to name them, and tame them!!!
This manifesto will soon grace the walls of my room. Love it, love it!
Very inspiring! Makes me want to go chase that cat out there on the sidewalk.
Loved the manifesto, and am going to share it with the blog readers at the church I get to be a part of. As a fellow church planter, thanks for being one of a couple digital pastors to me. Mark, your blogs are always challenging, and continue to encourage me to take big risks, and dream God-sized dreams.
Chasing lions in Michigan
Paul
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