Relationships unlock certain parts of who we are supposed to be. Donald Miller More Quotes by Donald Miller More Quotes From Donald Miller When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. And when you stop expecting material possessions to complete you, you'd be surprised at how much pleasure you get in material possessions. And when you stop expecting God to end all your troubles, you'd be surprised how much you like spending time with God. Donald Miller troubleperfectpeople It's not what people do that scares me. It's what they hide. It's the secrets that keep us from bonding and create distrust. If we were more willing to accept each other's depravity we'd be more united, we'd be more honest. If you hide two things from me, I'll assume you're hiding a million. And I'll keep you at a distance. I'm not afraid of the evil in you. It's in me too. Donald Miller distancetwopeople God made a whole beautiful earth and decided to put you in it, to experience all of this beauty. You can't do that watching television all the time. Donald Miller earthbeautifultelevision I heard once that real love doesn't ask what is in it for me; it just gives unconditionally. It just tries to take the weight out of somebody else's pack, lessen his load, and if it gets reciprocated, that's great, but that isn't what you did it for. Donald Miller realtryinggiving ...I want my spirituality to rid me of hate, not give me reason for it. Donald Miller hatewantgiving We don't think of our flaws as the glue that binds us to the people we love, but they are. Grace only sticks to your imperfections. Donald Miller imperfectionpeoplethinking If we are not willing to wake up in the morning and die to ourselves, perhaps we should ask ourselves whether or not we are really following Jesus. Donald Miller wake-upmorningjesus I do not believe a person can take two issues from Scripture, those being abortion and gay marriage, and adhere to them as sins, then neglect much of the rest and call himself a fundamentalist or even a conservative. The person who believes the sum of his morality involves gay marriage and abortion alone, and neglects health care and world trade and the environment and loving his neighbor and feeding the poor is, by definition, a theological liberal, because he takes what he wants from Scripture and ignores the rest. Donald Miller gaytwobelieve Self-discipline will never make us feel righteous or clean; accepting God's love will. Donald Miller accepting-goddisciplineself Without a positive male role model in your life it is extremely difficult to become a man who benefits his family and benefits society. Donald Miller malesrole-modelsmen I think the best thing a person can do is to read through the Gospels in the Bible and really look at Jesus, because if a person does this, they will realize that the Jesus they learned about in Sunday school or the Jesus they hear jokes about or the skinny, Gandhi Jesus that exists in their imaginations isn't anything like the real Jesus at all. Donald Miller realschooljesus If you don't feel free and be yourself, you can't connect. Find people who accept your quirks. They'll heal your soul. Donald Miller being-yourselfsoulpeople I think each of us can, through our writing, discover our super power Donald Miller super-powerwritingthinking I've wondered, though, if one of the reasons we fail to acknowledge the brilliance of life is because we don't want the responsibility inherent in the acknowledgment. We don't want to be characters in a story because characters have to move and breathe and face conflict with courage. And if life isn't remarkable, then we don't have to do any of that; we can be unwilling victims instead of grateful participants. Donald Miller gratefulresponsibilitymoving I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing the saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his eyes. After that I liked jazz music. Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself. It is as if they are showing you the way. I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. But that was before any of this happened. Donald Miller eyemennight I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing the saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his eyes. Donald Miller eyemennight Job found contentment and even joy, outside the context of comfort, health or stability. He understood the story was not about him, and he cared more about the story then he did about himself. Donald Miller contentmentjoyjobs Most great art is created when the artist feels they are channeling something rather than trying to communicate something. Donald Miller communicatetryingart You never question the truth of something until you have to explain it to a skeptic. Donald Miller skeptic I always thought the Bible was more of a salad thing, you know, but it isn't. It's a chocolate thing. Donald Miller saladchocolateknows
