See people for who they’re becoming. Not who they were.
BOB GOFFI used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Don’t let other people decide who you are.
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A hope that makes us brave and expels darkness with light. That’s what I want my life to be all about – full of abandon, whimsy, and in love.
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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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God finds us in the holes we dig for ourselves. We see failures; He sees foundations.
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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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Living a life of following Christ means constant interruptions.
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Being 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.
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We can’t always see people’s pain; they can always feel our love.
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The way we deal with uncertainty says a lot about whether Jesus is ahead of us leading, or behind us just carrying our stuff.
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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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Sometimes we ask God for help and God gives us hope, not because it’s different, but because it’s the same.
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When you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
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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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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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Whatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
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