“We don’t normally face our fears willingly. Usually, God has to woo us
into the desert. We are either chasing love or some other desire, and we find
ourselves in the midst of a situation in which we have very little control. And
when we lose control, we go into a mild form of trauma. But the good news is
the greatest stories are lived in the desert. The great lives are lived in the
places we most fear. If we fear being rejected, the great story has us standing
at the door with flowers in our hands, if we fear losing love, the great
stories have us letting that person go rather than clinging to them. If we fear
taking a chance on a dream, the great stories have us quitting our jobs.”
-Donald Miller, Through Painted Deserts
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