I'm normally not a 'read two books at once' type of girl, but since Purpose Driven Life is one small chapter a day I needed a book to read on my morning commute I've added a second book to the mix. I love Donald Miller's Blue Like Jazz and A Million Miles in a Thousand Years so I am excited to get into this book!
Here's a little excerpt from the first chapter that I read this morning. Miller was explaining how a relationship with God is not about taking certain steps, or checking things off a list. God is not a genie in that you can clap your hands 3 times turn around rub a jar and He grants you a wish, he's much more than that...
"The truth is there are a million steps, and we don’t even
know what the steps are, and worse, at any given moment we may not be willing
or even able to take them; and worse, they are different for you and me and
they are always changing, I have come to
believe the sooner we find this truth beautiful, the sooner we will fall in
love with the God who keeps shaking things up, keeps changing the path, keeps
rocking the boat to test our faith in Him, teaching us to not rely on easy answers,
bullet points, magic mantras, or genies in lamps, but rather in His guidance,
His existence, His mercy, and His love." - Donald Miller
I'm finding how true and beautiful these words are.
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