No worries, I won't really be "chasing lions". I'm "leading" a new bible study at Growth Group at church. I'm terrifed because they didn't give us a "leader guide". Just the regular bible study book and said "here you go! have fun with it!" OH gee thanks. I'm used to teaching little 5 year old kids. Not leading a group of adults (all of which are older than I am) on a bible study. So, I'm a little afraid.
The bible study is called "Chase the Lion". It's about "stepping confidently into the unknown" and it's by Mark Batterson. He wants us to challenge the assumption that God wants our lives to be safe. Basically, we should live our life by taking risks for God. Step out boldly. Challenge the "lions" in our lives and learn from them and engage them instead of running away in fear and playing life "safe". Near the end of session one, he writes:
"Somehow our lives seem incomplete. Failing to take a risk is almost like losing the piece of a jigsaw puzzle of your life-it leaves a gaping hole. When we get to the end of our lives, our greatest regrets will be the missing pieces."
Pretty powerful, eh? He ends that part of the session with "In other words, the greatest regret at the end of our lives will be the lions we didn't chase". I don't think he is referring to not going sky-diving, the greatest trip of a life time, not buying the perfect shoes. No, I think he is talking about the forgiveness we never granted, the person we didn't help, not sharing God's word with the lost souls in our lives. The list goes on and on and on.
I hope to be able to blog about this along with the things in my life. I think it fits perfectly into the change I'm wanting and about to experience.
So, do you have any lions that you need to chase?
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I love the concept of this Bible study and so wish that I lived closer to join in! I've been listening to a lot of K-Love lately and they've been talking about Christians often choosing to avoid conflict in order to keep the drama out of their friendships/relationships. But, I think it fits right in with the "lions" God intends us to chase. Our job as Christians is not to avoid ministering to someone just because it might cause a little conflict. Jesus was all about conflict, and he was sinless; I mean, he befriended the liars, thieves, and whores--how much more conflictual could you get?! It was definitely in opposition of the norm. Sometimes we just have to step out on faith, create a little (positive) conflict, and share the Word of a Mighty God!
ReplyDeleteI am really looking forward to your blogging about your journey. I think it's going to be a great one. Scratch that, I know it will be!