It's called "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years" by Donald Miller. I guess I've been kind of on a Donald Miller kick lately. I read "Through Painted Deserts" (which totally made me want to go on another road trip), over Thanksgiving and now I'm more than half-way through A Million Miles. In this book Don is looking at his life, his story, and he decides he needs a little bit of a re-write.
Sometimes I feel like Donald Miller is writing directly to me. I know, that sounds kinda cheesy, but really! Sometimes he's describing a scenario or a feeling and all I can think is, "Whoa. How'd he know?". Sometimes I feel like he's right up there in my head.
So naturally, as I've been reading this I've been thinking..what's my story? Am I living a story that I'd want others to read about or watch? Sometimes, ya, sure. Sometimes, not so much.
I guess it all goes back to that wisdom thing. I want my story to be a story that has wisdom. I want a story I can share with others. I don't want to look back years from now and want a rewrite.
The cool thing about being a Christian is that we don't have to write our stories alone. We have a writer, and we can choose whether or not to listen to him. And if we do, it's guaranteed our story will turn out much, much better than if we tried to write it all on our own.
I'm sure lots of you have read it. If not, I'd say pick it up. Even if you don't agree with everything Donald Miller says, I'm sure you'll find a grain or two of truth :) Plus, he does a WAY better job getting his point across about this stuff then I do! Haha.
Peace and Love.
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