--- title: "11 Stories God Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Stories God quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Stories God sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/rumi-56_awake_everyone-sleeps-except-lovers-who-stay-a_2562711.jpg" --- > [Everyone sleeps, except lovers, who stay awake, telling stories to God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/everyone-sleeps-except-lovers-who-stay-awake-telling-stories-to-god/) [Rumi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/rumi-56_awake_everyone-sleeps-except-lovers-who-stay-a_2562711.jpg) > [I always figure there are novels and short stories, and in those, I'm God. No one tells me what to do. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/i-always-figure-there-are-novels-and-short-stories-and-in-those-i-m/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/neil-gaiman-29_books_i-always-figure-there-are-novels-and-sho_3115383.jpg) > [I get on stage and realize what God has given me, and not just I sing some songs and tell a couple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-camp/i-get-on-stage-and-realize-what-god-has-given-me-and-not-just-i-sing/) [Jeremy Camp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-camp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/jeremy-camp-7177_encourage_i-get-on-stage-and-realize-what-god-has_628176.jpg) > [The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saadi/the-world-is-not-a-courtroom-there-is-no-judge-no-jury-no-plaintiff/) [Saadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saadi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/saadi-2340_beings_the-world-is-not-a-courtroom-there-is-no_921703.png) > [Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the campfire. Stories about God, stories about love.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-greeley/well-religion-has-been-passed-down-through-the-years-by-stories/) [Andrew Greeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-greeley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/andrew-greeley-14152_about_well-religion-has-been-passed-down-throu_893632.png) > [When we submit our lives to what we read in scripture, we find that we are not being led to see God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-we-submit-our-lives-to-what-we-read-in-scripture-we-find-that-we/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/823/anonymous-1_bible_when-we-submit-our-lives-to-what-we-read_2777541.jpg) > [There's no substitute for the power of a personal story. The true stories of God redeeming a broken life shoot like arrows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-west/there-s-no-substitute-for-the-power-of-a-personal-story-the-true/) [Matthew West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/matthew-west-16888_broken_there-s-no-substitute-for-the-power-of-a_2332310.jpg) > [“He said, "Son, when did you stop reading your Bible? All of our stories are in the Bible. God has already written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/he-said-son-when-did-you-stop-reading-your-bible-all-of-our-stories/) [Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/nik-ripkin-27501_bible_he-said-son-when-did-you-stop-reading-yo_2064189.jpg) > [The only other person I have fallen in love with that way is Jesus, and I hope that goes more smoothly. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-f-winner/the-only-other-person-i-have-fallen-in-love-with-that-way-is-jesus/) [Lauren F. Winner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-f-winner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/lauren-f-winner-18725_bored_the-only-other-person-i-have-fallen-in-l_897192.png) > [“When confronted with suffering that won't go away or with even a minor problem, we instinctively focus on what is missing,...not on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/when-confronted-with-suffering-that-won-t-go-away-or-with-even-a/) [Paul E. Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-e-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc2/paul-e-miller-17022_god_when-confronted-with-suffering-that-won_2294079.jpg) > [“I’m continually amazed with my own failures. But the wonder of it all is that God keeps working on me and through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-moore/i-m-continually-amazed-with-my-own-failures-but-the-wonder-of-it-all/) [Beth Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/854/beth-moore-212_bible_i-m-continually-amazed-with-my-own-failu_1206309.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stories-god/#itemlist", "name": "Stories God Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Everyone sleeps, except lovers, who stay awake, telling stories to God", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rumi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/everyone-sleeps-except-lovers-who-stay-awake-telling-stories-to-god/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/rumi-56_awake_everyone-sleeps-except-lovers-who-stay-a_2562711.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/rumi-56_awake_everyone-sleeps-except-lovers-who-stay-a_2562711.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/rumi-56_awake_everyone-sleeps-except-lovers-who-stay-a_2562711.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Everyone sleeps, except lovers, who stay awake, telling stories to God” — Rumi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always figure there are novels and short stories, and in those, I'm God. 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