Chase the Lion: If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It's Too Small

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This week I was talking to a new friend who recently transitioned from leadership in a local church to leadership in a global organization. Mark challenges his readers to honor their upline (those who have invested in them) and empower their downline (those who come after them). I appreciate Mark’s commitment to rally leadership in every area of culture, whether business, arts, media, government…you name it; it matters.

In this highly anticipated sequel to his best-selling In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Mark Batterson invites lion chasers everywhere to chase dreams so impossible that victory demands we face our fears, defy the odds, and hold tight to God. Avoid it and read ‘Don’t Waste Your Life’ by John Piper, it will be an incomparably better use of your time.For most people, that situation wouldn’t just be a problem…it would be the last problem they ever faced. Mark holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Regent University and is the New York Times best-selling author of seventeen books, including The Circle Maker, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Wild Goose Chase, Play the Man, Whisper, and, most recently, Double Blessing. Mark Batterson reminds us to trust in the powerful truth that with God we don t have to let our thinking be limited.

In fact, he goes so far as to argue that we may even be fulfilling the dreams that someone had years ago and not even realize it. This book (along with the leadership group I am working through the book with) have been like a mirror showing me who I am, and a compass that is pointing me to where I am going. Sometimes our kids were totally oblivious to the fact that we had the ball, so I would yell at the top of my lungs: You're on offense! Chase the Lion not only helped me take a fresh look at my life’s purpose, but it also gave me the renewed energy to dream big and work hard.One of the better motivational books I’ve read, “Chase the Lion” gets especially high marks for readability, and for numerous, on-point illustrations and examples from the lives and experiences of people in all walks of life.

I can’t recommend Chase The Lion enough to anyone who wants to do great things, and leave a legacy of greatness for generations to come. Only when the dream is dead and buried can it be resurrected for God’s glory………Don’t put a period where God puts a comma. He has much wisdom to offer anyone who wants to draw closer to Jesus, combining brilliantly the vision and clarity of a pioneer with the warmth and kindness of a pastor. Before getting to chapter one I read “The Lion Chaser’s Manifesto” and I was already fired up to read and learn more.He draws out all kinds of conjectured motivations and back stories to the characters that have no biblical support. I love them all, but there is something unique about seeing your firstborn book on a bookshelf for the first time. When everything is said and done, God isn’t going to say, “Well said,” “Well thought,” or “Well planned. At the end of our lives, our greatest regrets will be the God-ordained opportunities we left on the table, the God-given passions we didn’t pursue and the God-sized dreams we didn’t go after because we let fear dictate our decisions. In Chase the Lion: If Your Dream Doesn’t Scare You, It’s Too Small (Multnomah; April 23, 2019), Batterson delivers a bold and radical message to believers everywhere: “ It’s time to quit playing it safe and conquer the lion!