God wants us to kick it down. Or perhaps just sit outside of it long enough until somebody tells us we can come in.
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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We’ll never honor Christ if we forget how to honor each other.
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I once heard somebody say that God had closed a door on an opportunity they had hoped for. But I’ve always wondered if when we want to do something that we know is right and good,
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When love is a theory, it’s safe, it’s free of risk. But love in the brain changes nothing.
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We all want to have a place where we can dream and escape anything that wraps steel bands around our imagination and creativity.
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Grace works that way. It’s a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It’s a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place.
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Love finds us where we are, not where we were.
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I think of the church as this bride of Christ, who is incredibly capable of doing amazing things. And so where we see injustice, we come, not with fists clenched but with palms up.
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You can quit anything on a Thursday.
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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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Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
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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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God’s grace comes in all shapes, sizes, and circumstances as God continues to unfold something magnificent in me.
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Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.
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I never know what all of the steps are but I do know the next step.
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I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
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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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…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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The way we treat people we disagree with most is a report card on what we’ve learned about love.
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We’ll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
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If you’re following God and haven’t lost much of what you’ve been holding on to – follow a little closer.
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What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.
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I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.
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We won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.
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No book is a chapter, no chapter tells the whole story, no mistake defines who we are. Hope makes our lives page turners.
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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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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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