People who live great stories know failure isn’t a judgment, it’s an education.

Good stories must travel through conflict. And in epic stories, the conflict must become unbearable.

Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying... Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help

Instead of asking what it feels like to follow God or be used by God, we should be asking who God is, and whether we really know Him. Everything else will take care of itself.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?

Telling the truth is the slow, mundane, difficult route to a meaningful life. Anything else is cheating.

I loved the fact that it wasn't my responsibility to change somebody, that it was God's, that my part was just to communicate love and approval.