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If you get a no from somebody, don’t say, ‘I’m going to take this as some big cosmic signal.’ No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.

Bob Goff

We plant sod where God wants 2 plant seed. He’s more interested in growing our character than having us look finished.
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Character Growing Looks
Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
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Come Left People
I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
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Jesus Motivate Thinking
Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.
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Giving Reason Trying
A hope that makes us brave and expels darkness with light. That’s what I want my life to be all about – full of abandon, whimsy, and in love.
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Abandon Brave Darkness Love
That’s what love does – it pursues blindly, unflinchingly, and without end. When you go after something you love, you’ll do anything it takes to get it, even if it costs everything.
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Anything Cost Love You Pursue
We keep telling God our opinions; He keeps asking us about our hearts. We’ll grow the most when we have the right conversations.
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Asking Heart Opinion
I used to think God guided us by opening and closing doors, but now I know sometimes God wants us to kick some doors down.
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Doors Thinking Want
I know that sounds so circular, but for you, what you were made to do, is different than what I was made to do.
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Different Sound Stuff
Nobody turns down an invitation to the White House, but I’ve seen plenty of people turn down an invitation to fully live.
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House People White
One thing I do is (and I realize this might sound nuts), every month or so, I try to take like an Etch-a-sketch [so to speak], and I clear my faith. I go to zero, clear the deck. And I start adding things back to my faith, one at a time.
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Jesus Month Realize School Zero
There’s a lot to be concerned about; there’s more to be hopeful for.
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Concerned Hopeful Lot More
Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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Jesus Mean People
For those who resonate with formulas, here it is: add your whole life, your loves, your passions, and your interests together with what God said He wants us to be about, and that’s your answer.
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Abut Answer Formulas Passion
People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it’s not easily controlled.
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Joy People Want
Whimsy doesn’t care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
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Matter Way Whimsy

If you get a no from somebody, don’t say, ‘I’m going to take this as some big cosmic signal.’ No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.

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If you get a no from somebody, don’t say, ‘I’m going to take this as some big cosmic signal.’ No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.

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