Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That’s my punch list everyday.
BOB GOFFLoving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.
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What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.
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I used to think life could be shared with anyone, but now I know choosing the right people is pretty important.
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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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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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I don’t think anyone aims to be typical, really. Most people even vow to themselves some time in high school or college not to be typical. But still, they just kind of loop back to it somehow.
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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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…we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the “do” part of faith.
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I don’t know every step I’m supposed to take. I think Jesus just wants me to take the next step.
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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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It will be the people with the greatest love, not the most information, who will influence us to change.
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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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God’s never as nervous about our future, or as concerned about our past, as we are.
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Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that
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Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
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