When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
BOB GOFFI learned that fully loving and fully living are not only synonymous but the kind of life that Jesus invited us to be part of.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it’s not easily controlled.
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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 used to think I could learn about Jesus by studying Him, but now I know Jesus doesn’t want stalkers.
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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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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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Words people say not only have a shelf life but have the ability to shape life.
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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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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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Every day God invites us on the same kind of adventure. It’s not a trip where He sends us a rigid itinerary, He simply invites us.
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God isn’t afraid of our doubts; He’s way more concerned when we fake it.
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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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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.
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Stand up like a mountain; have faith like a rock; love like an avalanche
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Jesus is nuts about kids. He doesn’t seem to think much of lawyers which really lands close to home, but He’s nuts about kids and loves justice.
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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
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Love is never stationary.
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If we only do what we’re familiar with, we might miss what we’ve been made for.
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God asks what it is He’s made us to love, what it is that captures our attention, what feeds that deep indescribable need of our souls to experience the richness of the world He made. And then, leaning over us, He whispers, “Let’s go do that together.
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When you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
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Whatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
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There’s a lot to be concerned about; there’s more to be hopeful for.
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Day turned to night, His friends scattered and death thought it had won. But heaven just started counting to three
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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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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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