Manifesto
As promised, here is a copy of the lion chaser's manifesto that I shared last night.
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. 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.
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. 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.
2 Comments:
I enjoyed the time you gave to all of us at Northway. Your manifesto gives some structure to my rambling thoughts because I have no intention of getting comfortable to wait on old age and death.
Our small group is studying John Ortberg's "If you want to walk on water, you've got to get out of the boat" and what you presented last night is like icing on the cake.
How appropriate is it that the lion chaser became the commander of the giant slayer's guard, and that they both are servants to the Lion of tribe of Judah
I just finished your book and loved it. I emailed this manifesto to several people in my church when I saw it. The response was crazy. W/in a couple hours I had 5 responses saying thanks and they needed that today. It was like today was the day you posted that for a reason. thanks
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