Lionheart

So I just finished Mark Batterson’s Wild Goose Chase.  I have to say that I enjoyed it more than his first book, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day.  In a Pit with a Lion was amazing, but this new book kicked it up a notch.  Each page definitely encouraged and challenged me in more ways than one.

In the book, Mark speaks of what the Celtic Christians call “An Geadh-Glas” or the Wild Goose.  He explains the fact that the Celtic Christians referred to the Holy Spirit as the Wild Goose in that our following/chasing after Him is often mysterious, unexplainable, and sometimes totally random.  Mark goes on to say that if we embrace our Wild Goose Chase, then we embrace a chase for Holy Spirit and the things of God.  The journey can be crazy and weird at times, but the path leads to fulfillment and glory to God.

Also, Mark explains several things in our lives that serve as cages–cages in that they keep us from pursuing the things of God.  Mark goes on to speak of the fact that if we have the courage to come out of the cage and embrace the chase, then our lives will be taken to new levels in our relationship with Christ.

Mark closes his book with the “Wild Goose Chase” mantra; I absolutely love it:

-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.

-Dont let fear dictate your decisions.

-Don’t take the easy way out.

-Dont maintain the status quo.

-Stop pointing out problems, and become part of the solution.

-Stop repeating the past and start creating the future.

-Stop playing not lose and start playing to win.

-Expand your horizons.

-Create some margins.

-Take off your sandals.

-Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can.

-Live today like it is the first day and the 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.

-Challenge old assumptions.

-Blaze new trails.

-Don’t stop making mistakes. Celebrate your failures.

-Don’t try to be who you’re not. Be yourself.

-Don’t make a living. Make a life.

-Quit making excuses.

-Quit playing defense.

-And quit letting eight-foot ceilings on what God can do.

-Chase the Goose!

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