That’s a prank. It has no shelf life, like reassembling the principal’s car up on the roof of the gym. It’s cute and everything but there’s no shelf-life, and it can actually be kind of destructive. But a caper is different. It’s something where everybody has made it in.
BOB GOFFNobody turns down an invitation to the White House, but I’ve seen plenty of people turn down an invitation to fully live.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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We need to make our faith our very own love story.
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Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.
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Words people say not only have a shelf life but have the ability to shape life.
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I used to hope the things I did would work; now I hope they last.
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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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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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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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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We need to wash the feet of our enemies.
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They loop us back to places where everyone can easily go, not necessarily where we were made to go. Living a different kind of life takes some guts and grit and a new way of seeing things.
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Love is never stationary.
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The way we love people we disagree with is the best evidence of what we really believe.
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Fix your eyes on Jesus; it’s ok to stare.
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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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