--- title: "21 Believe Quotes By Donald Miller" description: "21 Believe quotes by Donald Miller. Plus more from Donald Miller and more Believe sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/donald-miller-607_believe_if-i-do-not-introduce-people-to-jesus-th_232034.png" --- > [...if I do not introduce people to Jesus, then I don't believe Jesus is an important person. It doesn't matter what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/if-i-do-not-introduce-people-to-jesus-then-i-don-t-believe-jesus-is/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/donald-miller-607_believe_if-i-do-not-introduce-people-to-jesus-th_232034.png) > [What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/what-i-believe-is-not-what-i-say-i-believe-what-i-believe-is-what-i-do/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/donald-miller-607_action_what-i-believe-is-not-what-i-say-i-belie_134590.png) > [The very scary thing about religion, to me, is that people actually believe God is who they think He is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/the-very-scary-thing-about-religion-to-me-is-that-people-actually/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d84/donald-miller-607_believe_the-very-scary-thing-about-religion-to-m_1777332.png) > [When a relationship is right, it is no more possible to wake up and want out of the marriage than it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/when-a-relationship-is-right-it-is-no-more-possible-to-wake-up-and/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/donald-miller-607_believe_when-a-relationship-is-right-it-is-no-mo_1057610.png) > [Believing in God is as much like falling in love as it is making a decision. Love is both something that happens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/believing-in-god-is-as-much-like-falling-in-love-as-it-is-making-a/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/donald-miller-607_believe_believing-in-god-is-as-much-like-falling_2867742.png) > [I don't know why it is, exactly, but the people with the healthiest self-esteem, are also the greatest at intimacy. I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/i-don-t-know-why-it-is-exactly-but-the-people-with-the-healthiest/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc4/donald-miller-607_arrogant_i-don-t-know-why-it-is-exactly-but-the-p_989313.png) > [We believe we will be made whole by our accomplishments, our possessions, or our social status. It's written in the fabric of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/we-believe-we-will-be-made-whole-by-our-accomplishments-our/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfa/donald-miller-607_accomplishment_we-believe-we-will-be-made-whole-by-our_3189411.png) > [Dying for something is easy because it is associated with glory. Living for something is the hard thing. Living for something extends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/dying-for-something-is-easy-because-it-is-associated-with-glory/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/donald-miller-607_believe_dying-for-something-is-easy-because-it-i_1192399.png) > [Even our beliefs have become trend statements. We don’t even believe things because we believe them anymore. We only believe things because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/even-our-beliefs-have-become-trend-statements-we-don-t-even-believe/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/donald-miller-607_belief_even-our-beliefs-have-become-trend-state_2865524.png) > [He said to me I was a tree in a story about a forest, and that it was arrogant of me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/he-said-to-me-i-was-a-tree-in-a-story-about-a-forest-and-that-it-was/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53f/donald-miller-607_arrogant_he-said-to-me-i-was-a-tree-in-a-story-ab_2789638.png) > [I think that's the true litmus test for someone who has become closer to Jesus: their heart is more loving, accepting, childlike,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/i-think-that-s-the-true-litmus-test-for-someone-who-has-become-closer/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/donald-miller-607_accepting_i-think-that-s-the-true-litmus-test-for_921685.png) > [My most recent faith struggle is not one of intellect. I don’t really do that anymore. Sooner or later you just figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/my-most-recent-faith-struggle-is-not-one-of-intellect-i-don-t-really/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/donald-miller-607_argument_my-most-recent-faith-struggle-is-not-one_1032952.jpg) > [The trouble with deep belief is that it costs something And there is something inside me, some selfish beast of a subtle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/the-trouble-with-deep-belief-is-that-it-costs-something-and-there-is/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a0/donald-miller-607_beast_the-trouble-with-deep-belief-is-that-it_1272998.jpg) > [I do not believe a person can take two issues from Scripture, those being abortion and gay marriage, and adhere to them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/i-do-not-believe-a-person-can-take-two-issues-from-scripture-those/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/203/donald-miller-607_abortion_i-do-not-believe-a-person-can-take-two-i_2847101.jpg) > [The truth is there are a million steps, and we don't even know what the steps are, and worse, at any given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/the-truth-is-there-are-a-million-steps-and-we-don-t-even-know-what/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/donald-miller-607_able_the-truth-is-there-are-a-million-steps-a_3081226.jpg) > [I believe the greatest trick of the devil is not to get us into some sort of evil but rather have us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/i-believe-the-greatest-trick-of-the-devil-is-not-to-get-us-into-some/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/donald-miller-607_believe_i-believe-the-greatest-trick-of-the-devi_1859102.jpg) > [I am early in my story, but I believe I will stretch out into eternity, and in heaven I will reflect upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/i-am-early-in-my-story-but-i-believe-i-will-stretch-out-into-eternity/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/donald-miller-607_believe_i-am-early-in-my-story-but-i-believe-i-w_2802203.png) > [Somehow I had come to believe that because a person is in need, they are candidates for sympathy, not just charity. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/somehow-i-had-come-to-believe-that-because-a-person-is-in-need-they/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/donald-miller-607_believe_somehow-i-had-come-to-believe-that-becau_1171903.png) > [What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do. I used to say that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/what-i-believe-is-not-what-i-say-i-believe-what-i-believe-is-what-i/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f51/donald-miller-607_believe_what-i-believe-is-not-what-i-say-i-belie_236090.png) > [I know our culture will sometimes understand a love for Jesus as weakness. There is this lie floating around that says I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/i-know-our-culture-will-sometimes-understand-a-love-for-jesus-as/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/donald-miller-607_able_i-know-our-culture-will-sometimes-unders_1279172.jpg) > [There is a time when every person who encounters Jesus, who believes Jesus is the Son of God, decides that they will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/there-is-a-time-when-every-person-who-encounters-jesus-who-believes/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca5/donald-miller-607_apostle-paul_there-is-a-time-when-every-person-who-en_2863243.jpg) ## Other authors on Believe ## More by Donald Miller > [There's no authoritarian structure at Reed College, but the education is conservative. So what you have is a lot of students who are very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/there-s-no-authoritarian-structure-at-reed-college-but-the-education/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [I think each of us can, through our writing, discover our super power](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/i-think-each-of-us-can-through-our-writing-discover-our-super-power/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [If you don't feel free and be yourself, you can't connect. Find people who accept your quirks. They'll heal your soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/if-you-don-t-feel-free-and-be-yourself-you-can-t-connect-find-people/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/and-so-i-have-come-to-understand-that-strength-inner-strength-comes/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [“Humans, as a species, are constantly, and in every way, comparing themselves to one another, which, given the brief nature of their existence, seems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/humans-as-a-species-are-constantly-and-in-every-way-comparing/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [“alone, lonely, and loneliness are three of the most powerful words in the English language... Those words say that we are human; they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/alone-lonely-and-loneliness-are-three-of-the-most-powerful-words-in/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [“It isn't about what you don't get done; it's about what you do get done.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/it-isn-t-about-what-you-don-t-get-done-it-s-about-what-you-do-get-done/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [“Most Christians have enormous respect for the space and freedom of others, it is only that they have found a joy in Jesus they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/most-christians-have-enormous-respect-for-the-space-and-freedom-of/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [“The soul needs to interact with other people to be healthy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/the-soul-needs-to-interact-with-other-people-to-be-healthy/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [Don't let go of your strength or your beauty. It was given to you by God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/don-t-let-go-of-your-strength-or-your-beauty-it-was-given-to-you-by/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [There's a lot of letters, and a lot of people come say "hi" at book signings, but I'm amazed at how normal everybody is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/there-s-a-lot-of-letters-and-a-lot-of-people-come-say-hi-at-book/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [I am something of a recluse by nature. I am that cordless screwdriver that has to charge for twenty hours to earn ten minutes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/i-am-something-of-a-recluse-by-nature-i-am-that-cordless-screwdriver/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [The most important thing that happens within Christian spirituality is when a person falls in love with Jesus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/the-most-important-thing-that-happens-within-christian-spirituality/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [Every day you live is a page. Every year, a chapter. Your life, a book. What is it about?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/every-day-you-live-is-a-page-every-year-a-chapter-your-life-a-book/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) > [“And that’s the first time I realized that the idea a character is what he does makes as much sense in life as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/and-that-s-the-first-time-i-realized-that-the-idea-a-character-is/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/donald-miller/#itemlist", "name": "21 Believe Quotes By Donald Miller", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "...if I do not introduce people to Jesus, then I don't believe Jesus is an important person. 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I don’t really do that anymore. 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