We won’t figure out what’s sacred in life if we settle for what’s safe.
BOB GOFFI 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.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Grace means we can put the chalk away and stop keeping score!
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He asks if we’ll give up that thing we’re so proud of, that thing we believe causes us to matter in the eyes of the world, and give it up to follow Him. He’s asking us, ‘Will you take what you think defines you, leave it behind, and let Me define who you are instead?’
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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You don’t need a plan; you just need to be present.
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Surround yourself with prompts that remind you who Jesus is.
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We determine how much influence we’ll have, when we decide how available we’ll be.
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God made beauty so we’d know how He felt about us.
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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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Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures; grace doesn’t even write them down.
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When you are in high school, you don’t give much thought to what you can’t do. For most people, that gets learned later, and for still fewer, gets unlearned for the rest of life.
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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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God isn’t afraid of our doubts; He’s way more concerned when we fake it.
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Do what lasts, get around to everything else.
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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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When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
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