In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day

One of the best books that I've read in recent months is "In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day" by Pastor Mark Batterson.

Batterson is the pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC, USA. NCC is a multisite church that meets in cinemas located at metro stops in the Washington area. It's kind of cool to read a book by another pastor who does church in a cinema.

Batterson's book tells the reader "how to survive and thrive when opportunity roars." Batterson asks the reader, "What if the life you really want, and the future God wants for you, is hiding right now in your biggest problem, your worst failure ... your greatest fear?"

Batterson's book is based on 2 Samuel 23:20-21, when a valiant warrior named Benaiah chased a lion down into a pit on a snowy day and killed the great beast.

Most people don't chase lions.

Most people are chased by lions instead.

Sometimes that makes all the difference between success and failure in life and in ministry.

Who or what are the lions in your life and ministry?

Start chasing those lions, instead of them chasing you!