I used to think life could be shared with anyone, but now I know choosing the right people is pretty important.
BOB GOFFBut the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It’s a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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We keep telling God our opinions; He keeps asking us about our hearts. We’ll grow the most when we have the right conversations.
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Love is never stationary.
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We’re part of God’s much bigger plan for the whole world. Just like God’s Son arrived here, so did you. And after Jesus arrived, God whispered to all of humanity “It’s your move.
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I don’t think success is what we’ve made of ourselves; I think it’s what we’ve made of others.
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That’s one of the things about love. It doesn’t recognize boundaries and never obeys the rules we try to give it.
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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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What would be the first thing I’d add back? Jesus. It sounds a little bit like a Sunday school answer, but that’s what I do. Then what’s the next thing? And I’d say, well, loving people. And then the next.
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Simply put: love does.
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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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We’ll become whoever we trust the most says we are.
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When you are in high school, you don’t give much thought to what you can’t do. For most people, that gets learned later, and for still fewer, gets unlearned for the rest of life.
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The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.
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I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
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Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures; grace doesn’t even write them down.
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Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That’s my punch list everyday.
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