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 GOFFGrace 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.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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Simply put: love does.
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Grace means we can put the chalk away and stop keeping score!
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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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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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God keeps telling us to be not afraid, to go big
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Next to grace, I bet God thinks making us need each other was one of His best ideas.
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Live your life like you’re exactly who Jesus thinks you are.
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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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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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We won’t figure out what’s sacred in life if we settle for what’s safe.
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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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Nobody turns down an invitation to the White House, but I’ve seen plenty of people turn down an invitation to fully live.
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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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We’ll never honor Christ if we forget how to honor each other.
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