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 GOFFLove God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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They loop us back to places where everyone can easily go, not necessarily where we were made to go. Living a different kind of life takes some guts and grit and a new way of seeing things.
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When love is a theory, it’s safe, it’s free of risk. But love in the brain changes nothing.
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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You don’t want to pick a fight with just the guy at the deli, [you want to] pick a fight somewhere in the world and just run towards it. Run because the fight is going to go on without you if you miss it.
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We won’t be like Jesus if it’s more important to us to be like each other. God doesn’t compare what he creates.
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Live a life of conspicuous grace and courageous resolve.
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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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We plant sod where God wants 2 plant seed. He’s more interested in growing our character than having us look finished.
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I never know what all of the steps are but I do know the next step.
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We need to wash the feet of our enemies.
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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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Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures; grace doesn’t even write them down.
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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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What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.
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