God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
BOB GOFFWhen it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
More Bob Goff Quotes
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What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.
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But instead of spending all of our time having Bible studies about what we were made to do, go do stuff and you’ll figure out what you were made to do, because you’ll be great at some things and you’ll be terrible at others.
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We won’t figure out what’s sacred in life if we settle for what’s safe.
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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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Jesus won’t try to speak over the noise in our lives; love whispers so we won’t be confused about who’s doing the talking.
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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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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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We won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.
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Selfless love is always costly; fear can’t afford it, pride doesn’t understand it and friends never forget it.
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I used to hope the things I did would work; now I hope they last.
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Like the circular rails of a train at an amusement park, the scripts we know offer a brand of security, of predictability, of safety for us. But the problem is, they only take us where we’ve already been.
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We’ll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
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Not surprisingly, we’d get a lot more done too, because we wouldn’t care who’s looking or taking credit. All that energy would be funnelled into awesomeness.
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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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We can’t always see people’s pain; they can always feel our love.
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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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Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.
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It will be more love, not more information, that will change our hearts.
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Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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Something happens when you feel ownership. You no longer act like a spectator or consumer, because you’re an owner. Faith is at its best when it’s that way too. It’s best lived when it’s owned.
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Being engaged is a way of doing life, a way of living and loving. It’s about going to extremes and expressing the bright hope that life offers us.
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Grace means we can put the chalk away and stop keeping score!
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Love doesn’t just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it… Simply put: Love does!
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The 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.
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We need to wash the feet of our enemies.
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