Summary Of Chase The Lion By Mark Batterson

Chase the Lion, written by Mark Batterson, is an information book inspired by a passage from 2 Samuel 23 about one of King David’s “mighty men”, Beniah, who, “…chased a lion into a pit on a snowy day”. It’s a call to action, encouraging the reader to chase their dream, and challenging the reader to believe in a bigger God by expounding on the ideas of “dreams within dreams”, “ripple effects”, and “chain reactions”. First, Batterson expounds on the idea of “dreams within dreams”. Throughout the book, Batterson parallels aspects of our lives to those of King David and his “mighty men”. From this comparison, the reader sees that, David, without his team of “mighty men”, would have never realized his dream of becoming King of Israel. He needed their belief, and support the same way they needed his vision and leadership. Eventually, David fulfilled God’s calling on his life and became King of Israel and, Beniah and the rest of David’s “mighty men” were able to realize their dream…but neither could have done it alone. Batterson writes, “The mighty men were drawn to a dreamer with a God-sized dream. And that’s what will draw other people to you” (12). Using the idea of

He motivates the reader to embrace the idea that every opportunity and every situation has a purpose…however small it may seem at the time. He writes, “You are one encounter away from your destiny. One off-the-cuff conversation, one crazy idea, one glance across a crowded room can change everything” (20-21). This outlook gives meaning to every little moment. Beniah, when he encountered the lion, could have run the other way. Instead he chased it. Batterson calls us to be lion chasers, and instead running from opportunities, to stare them in the face and attack them like your future depends on it. Using the idea of “ripple effects”, Batterson reminds that one moment…one decision has the power to change the way your life