Mark Batterson’s book, “In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day” is filled with great one liner nuggets of truth. Let me give you some of the highlights that I underlined in chapter 3 titled, “Unlearning Your Fears”.
“Don’t accumulate possessions, accumulate experiences…Psychiatrists posit that we’re born with only two innate fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. That means that every other fear is learned. And more importantly, that means that every other fear can be unlearned…Lion chasers have learned to face those fears…One of the greatest things that could happen to you is for your fear to become a reality. Then you would discover that it’s not the end of the world…Maybe it is time to quit running and time to start chasing…The goal of life is not the elimination of fear; the goal is to muster the moral courage to chase lions…Soren Kierkegaard went so far as to say that “boredom is the root of all evil”…If you’re bored, one thing is for sure: You’re not following in the footsteps of Christ.”
It is your choice, fear or boredom. I think I’ll embrace fear, boredom sucks. I would hate to look back on my life and be filled with regret for the things that I never tried. I'd rather try and fail then never try at all. My lion chasing shoes have been sitting in the corner for way too long. I'll be lacing up my shoes - you can join me if you want.
I am going to have to check that book out, sounds like a good one. I would much rather chase than run from. I think the enemy loves to use our fears against us and I am living proof of overcoming fear with my faith in Jesus Christ. So yeah lets go chase some lions.
ReplyDeleteFear's no fun either. Sometimes we just have to do it scared though.
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