Today I ran across something I scribbled down in an old journal. I copied it down from a book I read sometime last year. I suppose God knew I needed to hear this again today because it was like I was hearing it for the first time, with fresh ears. When I read this something happens in my spirit. Something is stirred up. It’s full of LIFE, full of HOPE, full of go-get-em excitement! I not only want these to be inspirational words, I want to live a life that reflects what is written here! With all that I am becoming, I want to be about these things…
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. 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 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.
—In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day by Mark Batterson
