I think of the church as this bride of Christ, who is incredibly capable of doing amazing things. And so where we see injustice, we come, not with fists clenched but with palms up.
BOB GOFFBut the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It’s a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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Simply put: love does.
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Love God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!
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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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It’s easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life. Do what lasts; let the rest fall away.
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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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What distracts us will begin to define us. We don’t need to swing at every pitch.
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I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.
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We won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.
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No book is a chapter, no chapter tells the whole story, no mistake defines who we are. Hope makes our lives page turners.
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It will be the people with the greatest love, not the most information, who will influence us to change.
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But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It’s a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.
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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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I learned that fully loving and fully living are not only synonymous but the kind of life that Jesus invited us to be part of.
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