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.
BOB GOFFWhimsy doesn’t care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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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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That’s what love does – it pursues blindly, unflinchingly, and without end. When you go after something you love, you’ll do anything it takes to get it, even if it costs everything.
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We can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
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Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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Jesus won’t try to speak over the noise in our lives; love whispers so we won’t be confused about who’s doing the talking.
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Love doesn’t just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it… Simply put: Love does!
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God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
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The organization just said no to you. Find what it is that you were made to do and get on it! Go do what you were made to do.
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That’s a prank. It has no shelf life, like reassembling the principal’s car up on the roof of the gym. It’s cute and everything but there’s no shelf-life, and it can actually be kind of destructive. But a caper is different. It’s something where everybody has made it in.
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You don’t need a plan; you just need to be present.
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I’m all for getting together with men and women in small groups around Scripture and letting it just wash over us, but for me, I’ve been meeting with the same ten guys for like 15 years now, but we don’t have a Bible study every Friday, we have a Bible doing.
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What I’ve learned the more time I’ve spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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Here’s our job as believers, love everybody ALWAYS!
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