God isn’t afraid of our doubts; He’s way more concerned when we fake it.
BOB GOFFFix your eyes on Jesus; it’s ok to stare.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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We’ll become whoever we trust the most says we are.
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We need to wash the feet of our enemies.
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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.
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But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It’s a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.
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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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We won’t figure out what’s sacred in life if we settle for what’s safe.
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Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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You don’t want to pick a fight with just the guy at the deli, [you want to] pick a fight somewhere in the world and just run towards it. Run because the fight is going to go on without you if you miss it.
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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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Most of us have all the information we need. What we need is more passion.
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Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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You don’t need a plan; you just need to be present.
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Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures; grace doesn’t even write them down.
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We’re part of God’s much bigger plan for the whole world. Just like God’s Son arrived here, so did you. And after Jesus arrived, God whispered to all of humanity “It’s your move.
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For those who resonate with formulas, here it is: add your whole life, your loves, your passions, and your interests together with what God said He wants us to be about, and that’s your answer.
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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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Stop doing what you’re able to do and figure out what you were made to do – then do lots of that.
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But instead of spending all of our time having Bible studies about what we were made to do, go do stuff and you’ll figure out what you were made to do, because you’ll be great at some things and you’ll be terrible at others.
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We might be known for what we believed, but we’re certain to be remembered for what we did about it.
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Something happens when you feel ownership. You no longer act like a spectator or consumer, because you’re an owner. Faith is at its best when it’s that way too. It’s best lived when it’s owned.
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Living a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget. Their dreams become one of those “we’ll go there next time” deferrals.
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Whimsy doesn’t care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
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People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it’s not easily controlled.
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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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Here’s our job as believers, love everybody ALWAYS!
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Words people say not only have a shelf life but have the ability to shape life.
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