The way we love people we disagree with is the best evidence of what we really believe.
BOB GOFFWe keep asking for answers; God keeps sending us people.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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We won’t be like Jesus if it’s more important to us to be like each other. God doesn’t compare what he creates.
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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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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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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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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.
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It’s easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life. Do what lasts; let the rest fall away.
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You can quit anything on a Thursday.
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Jesus is nuts about kids. He doesn’t seem to think much of lawyers which really lands close to home, but He’s nuts about kids and loves justice.
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Grace means we don’t need to airbrush our lives to make them look like they’re working.
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We need to make our faith our very own love story.
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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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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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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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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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Great love leaves little doubt.
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