Tuesday's Takeaway

So I just finished Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson. Fabulous read. This book challenged several things about my life. A lot of my New Year's resolutions were birthed because of this book.

Here's a snippet from the back cover: Most of us have no idea where we're going most of the time. Perfect. Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit -- the Wild Goose. The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. And while the name may sound a little sacrilegious, I cannot think of a better description of what it's like to follow the Spirit through life. I think the Celtic Christians were onto something....Most of us will have no idea where we are going most of the time. And I know that is unsettling. But circumstantial uncertainty also goes by another name: Adventure!

I found all kinds of great quotes in this book like

We start dying when we have nothing worth living for. And we don't really start living until we find something worth dying for. Ironically, discovering something worth dying for is what makes life worth living.

The only way you'll find your security in Christ is by throwing down the human securities we tend to cling to.

God doesn't always answer my prayers how or when I want Him to. But I do live my life with this fundamental conviction: God is able.

And two of my favorites: But when we trust our plans more than we trust God, our plans can keep us from pursuing Him and His will. And sometimes our plans have to fail in order for God's plans to succeed.

When did we start believing that God wants to send us to safe places to do easy things? God wants to send us to dangerous places to do difficult things.

It's the best book I've read in 2011...well, it's the only one so far, but I highly recommend it!!