In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day by Mark Batterson

OK, this book is just too much fun. It's easy to read, encouraging, challenging, and did I say fun?

Here are a few quotes to give you the flavor.

1. The more we grow, the bigger God should get. And the bigger God gets, the smaller our lions will become.

2. God planned for every contingency you might ever encounter, before the beginning of time.

3. First John 4:18 describes the end goal of our relationship with God: "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear." The goal of love is fearlessness! . . . That is the essence of faith.

4. Here is one of the biggest mistakes many of us make in our relationship with God: We focus our energies on telling God exactly what to do, how to do it, and when to do it. In fact, we repeat ourselves over and over again just to make sure God didn't miss any of the important details. But what if, instead of spending all of our energy making plans for God, we spent that energy seeking God?

5. The issue is this: How big is your God?

Wow, I loved this book!

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