I know that sounds so circular, but for you, what you were made to do, is different than what I was made to do.
BOB GOFFWhat would be the first thing I’d add back? Jesus. It sounds a little bit like a Sunday school answer, but that’s what I do. Then what’s the next thing? And I’d say, well, loving people. And then the next.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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I once heard somebody say that God had closed a door on an opportunity they had hoped for. But I’ve always wondered if when we want to do something that we know is right and good,
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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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Words people say not only have a shelf life but have the ability to shape life.
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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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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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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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God wants us to kick it down. Or perhaps just sit outside of it long enough until somebody tells us we can come in.
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We keep asking for answers; God keeps sending us people.
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When you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
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Grace works that way. It’s a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It’s a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place.
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I used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.
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God keeps telling us to be not afraid, to go big
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