Like the circular rails of a train at an amusement park, the scripts we know offer a brand of security, of predictability, of safety for us. But the problem is, they only take us where we’ve already been.
BOB GOFFThe teachers I’ve learned the most from, didn’t think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Don’t let other people decide who you are.
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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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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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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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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 I’ve learned the more time I’ve spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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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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Love God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!
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We get to be God’s plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him.
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Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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I know that sounds so circular, but for you, what you were made to do, is different than what I was made to do.
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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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We can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
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Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That’s my punch list everyday.
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