I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
BOB GOFFI used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
BOB GOFFWe’ll become whoever we trust the most says we are.
BOB GOFFSomething 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.
BOB GOFFWhat I noticed, though, is almost every time I type the word love, it gets changed to the word live…
BOB GOFFIf you get a no from somebody, don’t say, ‘I’m going to take this as some big cosmic signal.’ No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.
BOB GOFFLove God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!
BOB GOFFI used to think God wouldn’t talk to me, but now I know I’m just selective with what I choose to hear.
BOB GOFFDo less of what you’re terrible at and more of what you’re good at. I don’t know if that sounds too simple, but it’s been working for me.
BOB GOFFWhatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
BOB GOFFNot 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.
BOB GOFFWe won’t figure out what’s sacred in life if we settle for what’s safe.
BOB GOFFSimply put: love does.
BOB GOFFEvery 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.
BOB GOFFNobody turns down an invitation to the White House, but I’ve seen plenty of people turn down an invitation to fully live.
BOB GOFFBeing engaged is a way of doing life, a way of living and loving. It’s about going to extremes and expressing the bright hope that life offers us.
BOB GOFFHe 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?’
BOB GOFF