Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
BOB GOFFGod finds us in the holes we dig for ourselves. We see failures; He sees foundations.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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Every day God invites us on the same kind of adventure. It’s not a trip where He sends us a rigid itinerary, He simply invites us.
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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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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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Live your life like you’re exactly who Jesus thinks you are.
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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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God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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…we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the “do” part of faith.
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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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Living a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget. Their dreams become one of those “we’ll go there next time” deferrals.
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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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Small streams don’t plan to be mighty rivers. We just move in a direction; God decides what He’ll have us become.
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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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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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