The real game of Bigger and Better that Jesus is playing with us usually isn’t about money or possessions or even our hopes. It’s about our pride.
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.
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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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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What I’ve learned the more time I’ve spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
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Love finds us where we are, not where we were.
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Love like there’s no tomorrow; live like there’s no yesterday. We’re forgiven; now go love people like we believe it
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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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Live a life of conspicuous grace and courageous resolve.
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We get to be God’s plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him.
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We’ll become whoever we trust the most says we are.
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Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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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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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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What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.
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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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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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