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

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Written in a way that both challenges and encourages, the revolutionary message of Chase the Lion will help unleash the faith and courage people need to identify, chase, and catch the 500-hundred pound dreams in their lives. I loved so much within this book and, after only three chapters, had to proclaim that this might be one of the best books I’ve read this year. Not only do fully-grown lions weigh up to 500 pounds and run 35 mph, their vision is five times better than a human with 20/20 vision. Batterson says all of the right things, mentioning topics like servant leadership, Christ-likeness, and focusing on eternal reward.

Your greatest legacy is the next generation of dreamers that your dream inspires—the dreams within a dream. 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. Join me in accepting Mark s challenge to pursue a dream so big that only God can turn it into a reality. I have evaluated my life choices, and have set goals that are impossible without divine intervention.

By obeying Him, we let our growing faith push us to dream big and lean in ever closer to Him without fear or hesitation. The premise is solid, and I agree with Batterson that our tendency as Christian’s is to live a safe life, where we can manage without much intervention from God but this book quickly turned into something else. Based upon II Samuel 23, Chase the Lion tells the true story of an ancient warrior named Benaiah who chased a lion into a pit on a snowy day—and then killed it. He draws out all kinds of conjectured motivations and back stories to the characters that have no biblical support.

Mark Batterson is the author of more than a dozen books including the ECPA Christian Book award-winning Whisper, USA Today bestseller Chase the Lion and The New York Times best-seller The Circle Maker. I love the idea of how our dreams are interlinked and it's about leaving a legacy for future generations. 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. And I’ve already mentioned it, but it’s worth repeating: faith is taking the first step before God reveals the second step. These have all greatly influenced me and I hope that I can influence my children and others I know and share my work with to influence millions for many generations to come.Chapters are filled with stories of church planting, historical leaders, missionary tales, and Scripture references that stir the heart. Mismanaged success is the leading cause of failure; well-managed failure is the leading cause of success. With grit and gusto, New York Times bestselling author Mark Batterson delivers a bold message to everyone with a big dream.

Chase the Lion” is Batterson’s life motto and the book is the much-anticipated thematic sequel to his seminal In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, which focused entirely on the obscure story in II Samuel of an ancient warrior named Benaiah who chased a lion into a pit on a snowy day—and then killed it. Confidence is important in leadership, but every leader encounters struggles in this area at some point—often at many points—in their leadership journey. Time and time again Mark challenged me to be disenchanted with the status quo, to dream bigger dreams, to try more courageous things, to see that my life is not just lived for me. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Ranging from inventors to families pursuing a child to adopt, he shows how, when these men and women finally saw their dream become a reality, they left a remarkable legacy that would bless future generations.According to Batterson, the way to do that is by facing, chasing, and killing your “lions”—those things you fear most in life. In every dream journey, there comes a moment when you have to quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. In other words, it’s about employing tips and tricks, tactics and tools, to squeeze more productivity out of every minute. Chase the Lion fosters an expansive mind-set that drives our willingness to dream bigger than ever before.

After defeating the lion, he landed his dream job as King David’s bodyguard and eventually became Commander-in-Chief of Israel’s army under King Solomon. Join me in accepting Mark’s challenge to pursue a dream so big that only God can turn it into a reality.

This is a war we’re in, and the enemy hates the Gospel, or anyone who spreads the hope of its message. Something I'm not sure I would have had the courage to do at this point in my life without the encouragement of the leadership group and this book. Sometimes the greatest opposition to what God wants to do next comes from those who were on the cutting edge of what God did last. 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. New York Times bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson says it’s time for Christians to truly believe God for the seemingly impossible dreams that He has placed in their hearts.