Live a life of conspicuous grace and courageous resolve.
BOB GOFFI used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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We keep telling God our opinions; He keeps asking us about our hearts. We’ll grow the most when we have the right conversations.
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Fix your eyes on Jesus; it’s ok to stare.
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What would be the first thing I’d add back? Jesus. It sounds a little bit like a Sunday school answer, but that’s what I do. Then what’s the next thing? And I’d say, well, loving people. And then the next.
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Selfless love is always costly; fear can’t afford it, pride doesn’t understand it and friends never forget it.
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Stop doing what you’re able to do and figure out what you were made to do – then do lots of that.
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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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God wants us to kick it down. Or perhaps just sit outside of it long enough until somebody tells us we can come in.
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I used to think God guided us by opening and closing doors, but now I know sometimes God wants us to kick some doors down.
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The teachers I’ve learned the most from, didn’t think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.
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We might be known for what we believed, but we’re certain to be remembered for what we did about it.
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What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.
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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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The way we treat people we disagree with most is a report card on what we’ve learned about love.
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Living a life of following Christ means constant interruptions.
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When you are in high school, you don’t give much thought to what you can’t do. For most people, that gets learned later, and for still fewer, gets unlearned for the rest of life.
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Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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There’s a lot to be concerned about; there’s more to be hopeful for.
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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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What distracts us will begin to define us. We don’t need to swing at every pitch.
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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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Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.
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God’s never as nervous about our future, or as concerned about our past, as we are.
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I used to think I could learn about Jesus by studying Him, but now I know Jesus doesn’t want stalkers.
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I don’t know every step I’m supposed to take. I think Jesus just wants me to take the next step.
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God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
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Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that
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