I once heard somebody say that God had closed a door on an opportunity they had hoped for. But I’ve always wondered if when we want to do something that we know is right and good,
BOB GOFFGrace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Grace works that way. It’s a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It’s a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place.
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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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I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.
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That’s what love does – it pursues blindly, unflinchingly, and without end. When you go after something you love, you’ll do anything it takes to get it, even if it costs everything.
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God asks what it is He’s made us to love, what it is that captures our attention, what feeds that deep indescribable need of our souls to experience the richness of the world He made. And then, leaning over us, He whispers, “Let’s go do that together.
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The world will figure out what we really believe, by watching what we actually do.
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It has always seemed to me that broken things, just like broken people, get used more; it’s probably because God has more pieces to work with.
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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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Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that
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There’s a lot to be concerned about; there’s more to be hopeful for.
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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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We’ll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
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But 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.
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
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