Summary of Donald Miller's Hero On A Mission

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 The author of our stories is us. We are the ones who have the responsibility to shape them into something meaningful. If God is writing our stories, He isn’t doing a good job. Some people’s stories seem quite tragic, and many of us have experienced our share of those tragedies.

#2 It is important to realize that we are the authors of our stories. And it’s more than a useful belief: it’s a fun belief. We can change our personal experience and feel gratitude for its beauty rather than resentment for its meaninglessness.

#3 The four main characters in every story are the victim, the villain, the hero, and the guide. The hero must want something difficult and perhaps even frightening to achieve. A victim, on the other hand, does not move forward or accept challenges.

#4 We must ask ourselves what character we are playing in our story - if we are playing the victim or the villain. The two characters that will ruin our story the fastest are the victim and the villain.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669354239

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Insights on Donald Miller's Hero on a Mission

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The author of our stories is us. We are the ones who have the responsibility to shape them into something meaningful. If God is writing our stories, He isn’t doing a good job. Some people’s stories seem quite tragic, and many of us have experienced our share of those tragedies.

#2

It is important to realize that we are the authors of our stories. And it’s more than a useful belief: it’s a fun belief. We can change our personal experience and feel gratitude for its beauty rather than resentment for its meaninglessness.

#3

The four main characters in every story are the victim, the villain, the hero, and the guide. The hero must want something difficult and perhaps even frightening to achieve. A victim, on the other hand, does not move forward or accept challenges.

#4

We must ask ourselves what character we are playing in our story - if we are playing the victim or the villain. The two characters that will ruin our story the fastest are the victim and the villain.

#5

The second item on our checklist for fixing a bad story is to make sure the hero isn’t surfacing too much villain energy. Just like a hero that surfaces victim energy, a hero that surfaces villain energy will ruin the story too.

#6

When we begin to reduce others in our minds, we are dancing with the devil. When we dismiss other people’s comments or think of them as lesser, we are surfacing villain energy.