There are about 360,000 churches in America, so we could mentor a million kids within a short period of time if everyone signed on, which, of course, is a pipedream, but we're going to reach toward that. Donald Miller More Quotes by Donald Miller More Quotes From Donald Miller Our lives have a countdown clock that we can't see. Mine reminds me to only do work that matters. Donald Miller countdown clock matter A story is based on what people think is important, so when we live a story, we are telling people around us what we think is important. Donald Miller important people thinking It is when people do not allow God to show up through them ... that the world collapses in on itself. Donald Miller collapse people world Relationships unlock certain parts of who we are supposed to be. Donald Miller supposed-to-be who-we-are certain Meaningful stories have lots and lots of conflict. If we avoid conflict, our stories won't be meaningful. Donald Miller conflict stories meaningful It is no coincidence that Jesus talks endlessly about love. Free love. Unconditional love. Donald Miller unconditional-love coincidence jesus Don't let go of your strength or your beauty. It was given to you by God. Donald Miller dont-let-go given letting-go If the point of life is the same as the point of a story, the point of life is character transformation. If I got any comfort as I set out on my first story, it was that in nearly every story, the protagonist is transformed. He's a jerk at the beginning and nice at the end, or a coward at the beginning and brave at the end. If the character doesn't change, the story hasn't happened yet. And if story is derived from real life, if story is just condensed version of life then life itself may be designed to change us so that we evolve from one kind of person to another. Donald Miller nice real character I asked God to help me understand the story of the forest and what it means to be a tree in that story. Donald Miller stories tree mean The most important thing that happens within Christian spirituality is when a person falls in love with Jesus. Donald Miller falling-in-love christian jesus Dying for something is easy because it is associated with glory. Living for something is the hard thing. Living for something extends beyond fashion, glory, or recognition. We live for what we believe. Donald Miller fashion dying believe It wasn't necessary to win for the story to be great, it was only necessary to sacrifice everything. Donald Miller sacrifice stories winning I am human because God made me. I experience suffering and temptation because mankind chose to follow Satan. God is reaching out to me to rescue me. I am learning to trust Him, learning to live by His precepts that I might be preserved. Donald Miller suffering temptation might I once listened to an Indian on television say that God was in the wind and the water, and I wondered at how beautiful that was because it meant you could swim in Him or have Him brush your face in a breeze. Donald Miller beautiful wind water I am early in my story, but I believe I will stretch out into eternity, and in heaven I will reflect upon these early days, these days when it seemed God was down a dirt road, walking toward me. Years ago He was a swinging speck in the distance; now He is close enough I can hear His singing. Soon I will see the lines on His face. Donald Miller distance believe years Fear is a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life. Donald Miller fresh-start emotion fear ...I should have people around bugging me and getting under my skin because without people I could not grow - I could not grow in God, and I could not grow as a human. Donald Miller skins should-have people I think, in the grand epic, Jesus is the hero of our stories. And our stories, as they were, are subplots in a grand epic and our job is not to be the hero of any story. Our job is to be a saint in a story that he is telling. Donald Miller hero jobs jesus Telling the truth is the slow, mundane, difficult route to a meaningful life. Anything else is cheating. Donald Miller telling-the-truth meaningful cheating Lets choose to do something really difficult, something that saves lives, and let's do that thing with people we love. Donald Miller save-a-life difficult people
