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God finds us in the holes we dig for ourselves. We see failures; He sees foundations.

Bob Goff

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?’
BOB GOFF

Ask Cause Define Eyes Proud Thing
I used to think God wouldn’t talk to me, but now I know I’m just selective with what I choose to hear.
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Choose Talk Thinking Used
I used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.
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People Used Want
I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.
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Failing Matter Succeed
We spend a lot of energy remembering failures God spent a lot of love saying we could forget.
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Energy Forget Remember
We determine how much influence we’ll have, when we decide how available we’ll be.
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Available Determine Influence
Love like there’s no tomorrow; live like there’s no yesterday. We’re forgiven; now go love people like we believe it
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Believe People Yesterday
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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Enough God Perhaps Somebody Tells Wants
See people for who they’re becoming. Not who they were.
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Becoming Life People See
We won’t figure out what’s sacred in life if we settle for what’s safe.
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Sacred Safe Settling
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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Home Jesus Justice Kids
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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Confused Jesus Life Love
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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Jesus Thinking Want
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.
BOB GOFF

Actual Cute Destructive Everything Prank Principle
Do what lasts, get around to everything else.
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Around Everything Lasts
You don’t need a plan; you just need to be present.
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Needs Plans Present

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