Book review - "In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day"

I just finished a book titled "In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day" written by Mark Batterson. The subtitle is “How to survive and thrive when opportunity roars.”

I thought I’d write down some of the thoughts I gleaned from this book in hopes that it will spark an interest in you to read this book.

Not all of the following thoughts come directly from the book. Some are thoughts that I have summarized from thoughts that the author sparked in my thinking:

“Uncertainty creates adventure.”
“Bad days enable us to love & appreciate good days.”
“No problem = No miracle“
”You/Others intended ___________ for evil for me, BUT God intended it for good!“
”He (God) has not forgotten me.“
”No risk = No reward”
“Risk-free faith does not exist.”
“We need to criticize by creating.” Michelangelo

“The biggest risk were the greatest opportunities.”
“Lion-chasers are always on the lookout for God-ordained opportunities.”
“Faith gives us the dimensional freedom to overcome our human limitations by exiting space-time via prayer.”
“God wants you to get where God wants you to go more than you want to get where God wants you to go... If you keep in step with the Spirit.”
“To the infinite all finites are equal.”
“Don’t accumulate possessions; accumulate experiences.”
“Are you living life in a way that is worth telling stories about?”

“But here’s the catch: Opportunities often look like insurmountable obstacles.”
“Don’t let what’s wrong with you keep you from worshiping what’s right with God.”

“A fascinating study done by Professor Vicki Medvec reveals the relative importance of subjective attitudes over and above objective circumstances. Medvec studied Olympic medalists and discovered that bronze medalists were quantifiably happier than silver medalists. Here’s why: Silver medalists tended to focus on how close they came to winning gold, so they weren’t satisfied with silver; bronze medalists tended to focus on how close they came to not winning a medal at all, so they were just happy to be on the medal stand.”

“Faith doesn’t reduce uncertainty. Faith embraces uncertainty.”

“Let me tell you something about stepping out in faith. You almost always second guess yourself.”

“Prayer helps us catch the opportunities God throws our way.”

“We are called to conform to Christ. And Christ was a nonconformist. So conforming to Christ results in nonconformity.”

There is much more to glean from this book, but you’ll have to read it for yourself. VERY encouraging and the challenge to live a life of wise risks is very clear.