Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quit running away.

Reading the book “In a Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day”, by Mark Batterson. Down right profound. A must read for 2011.

Here is what Mark calls this the “Lion Chaser Manifesto”.



"Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.

Grab life by the mane.

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. 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.

Blaze new trails.

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."

This man hears the truth...now God give me the grace to live it....