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Action regrets taste bad, but inaction regrets leave a bitter aftertaste that lasts a lifetime.
Inaction regrets haunt us because they leave us a...
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What if we had chased the lion instead of running away?
When we get to the end of our lives, our greatest regrets will be the missing pieces.
That conviction is backed up by the research of two Cornell social psychologists named Tom Gilovich and Vicki Medvec. Their research found that time is a key factor in what we regret. We usually regret our actions over the short-term. But over the long haul, we tend to regret inactions.
study found that in an average week, action regrets were slightly greater than inaction regrets—53 percent to 47 percent. But when people look at their lives as a whole, inaction regrets...
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what we’ll regret most at the end of our lives are the lions we didn’t chase.
Henry David Thoreau offered timeless advice when it comes to redeeming regret:
To regret deeply is to live afresh.
I channeled that regret into a new resolve to chase lions whenever they cross my path.
Faithfulness has nothing to do with maintaining the status quo or holding the fort.
It has everything to do with competing for the kingdom and storming the gates of hell. With a squirt gun, if necessary!
Gates are defensive devices. Storming those gates requires offensive measures. Think of the church as a battering ram.
Why is it that the church is known more for what we’re against than what we’re for?
Lion chasers don’t retreat. They attack. Lion chasers aren’t reactors. They are creators.
refuse to live their lives in a defensive posture. They are actively looking for ways to make a difference.
Paul wasn’t playing not to lose. Paul was playing to win, so he went toe-to-toe with some of the greatest philosophical minds in the ancient world. Paul competed for the truth on their turf.
we need to stop cursing the darkness and start lighting some candles!
we need to criticize by creating.
A relationship with God is the ultimate win/win relationship because you can never give up more than you get back.
There is nothing passive about following Christ.
Crazy career changes seem to be part and parcel of following Christ.
God is in the business of making sure we cross paths with the right people at the right time. The Holy Spirit can open doors that seem to be dead-bolted shut.
he was appointed an army commander and given leadership over a division of twenty-four thousand men.
Solomon, appointed Benaiah commander in chief over Israel’s entire army.
He did it by seizing one opportunity at a time.
Don’t just settle for prudence. Strive for valiance.
Benaiah started out as a bodyguard. Joshua was a personal assistant. Elisha was an intern. And Nehemiah was a cupbearer.
After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.
Shamgar was a plowman. And all he had was an oxgoad,
Shamgar was outnumbered six hundred to one. And all he had was an oxgoad.
The Egyptian had a spear the size of a weaver’s rod. And all Benaiah had was a club.
Lion chasers don’t let what they can’t do keep them from doing what they can.
opportunity stewardship
Think of every opportunity as a gift from God. What you do with that opportunity is your gift to God.
Opportunity doesn’t knock. Opportunity roars!
David strikes me as the kind of guy who would pray with his staff.
I think Benaiah learned how to live in prayer mode from the prayer warrior himself, King David.
“In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my
requests before you and wait in e...
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We don’t expect much from God because we aren’t asking for much.
Low expectations are the by-product of prayerlessness, but prayer has a way of God-sizing our expectations.
The more you pray, the higher your expectations.
Not only does prayer sanctify expectations. It creates co...
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At the base of our brain stem there is a cluster of nerve cells called the reticular activating system (RAS).
The RAS determines what gets noticed and what goes unnoticed.
In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day created a category in my reticular activating system.
When we pray for someone or something, it creates a category in our reticular activating system.
We need to create categories so we will
notice anything and everything that helps us achieve those goals or ...
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