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.
BOB GOFFThe real game of Bigger and Better that Jesus is playing with us usually isn’t about money or possessions or even our hopes. It’s about our pride.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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We keep asking for answers; God keeps sending us people.
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We won’t be like Jesus if it’s more important to us to be like each other. God doesn’t compare what he creates.
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Living a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget. Their dreams become one of those “we’ll go there next time” deferrals.
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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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God made beauty so we’d know how He felt about us.
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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.
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…we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the “do” part of faith.
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I used to think I could learn about Jesus by studying Him, but now I know Jesus doesn’t want stalkers.
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That’s one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself.
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Do one thing that’s heroic for you today – big or small – and fear won’t define you anymore.
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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We’re all amateurs when it comes to love. Don’t be too hard on each other.
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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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God isn’t afraid of our doubts; He’s way more concerned when we fake it.
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You don’t need a plan; you just need to be present.
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Whatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
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Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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The teachers I’ve learned the most from, didn’t think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.
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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.
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That’s one of the things about love. It doesn’t recognize boundaries and never obeys the rules we try to give it.
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God places that desire deep in our hearts because He wants it for us and it honors Him. Maybe there are times when we think a door has been closed and, instead of misinterpreting the circumstances,
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Living a life fully engaged in full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget.
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Love is never stationary.
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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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