Lion Chaser: Part 2

This morning Mark Beeson held the second of three breakfast meetings with 200+ guys to discuss the book "In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day." What I took away from it this morning was that we are not called to live a life of maintaining what we have. We are never called to just settle with what we have. God continues to call us to take steps. Now I'm not saying He is always calling us to live in a new area but that wherever He has us, we are called to press forward and compete for the Kingdom. Many times we regret actions that we take. But our biggest regrets will be the inaction in our lives. Those things that we chose not to do that leave us asking "what-if." I don't want to have regrets. I want to be a person who looks back twenty years from now and doesn't have many if any "what-if" questions. I want to take the steps God is calling me to no matter how hard and scary they may be. That is the life God has called us to.

Thoughts from chapters 4-6:

"I think we'd be amazed at the percentage of prayers aimed at problem reduction."

"Many of our prayers would short-circuit God's plans and purposes for our lives if He answered them. Maybe we should stop asking God to get us out of difficult circumstances ans start aking Him what He wants us to get out of those difficult circumstances."

"Our feelings are determined by our subjective focus."

"No adversity equals no opportunity. Without those extremely adverse conditions, Benaiah would have faded from the script of Scripture."

"Lion chasers are more afraid of lifelong regrets then temporary certainty."

"Faith doesn't reduce uncertainty. Faith embraces uncertainty."

"Some of the best things in life are totally unplanned and unscripted."

"Good is often the enemy of great."

"Generally speaking, you are probably never going to be more than 80 percent certain. Waiting for greater clarity may cause you to miss an opportunity." - Andy Stanley

"Faithfulness has nothing to do with maintaining the status quo or holding the fort. It has everything to do with competing for the Kingdom and storming the gates of Hell. With a squirt gun, if necessary!"

"One courageous choice may be the only thing between you and your dream becoming reality."


So there you have it. What God-ordained opportunities are you shying away from?