When love is a theory, it’s safe, it’s free of risk. But love in the brain changes nothing.
BOB GOFFI used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Whatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
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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?’
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I used to think life could be shared with anyone, but now I know choosing the right people is pretty important.
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Sometimes we ask God for help and God gives us hope, not because it’s different, but because it’s the same.
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I don’t know every step I’m supposed to take. I think Jesus just wants me to take the next step.
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…we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the “do” part of faith.
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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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We need to wash the feet of our enemies.
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Great love leaves little doubt.
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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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We all want to have a place where we can dream and escape anything that wraps steel bands around our imagination and creativity.
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The way we treat people we disagree with most is a report card on what we’ve learned about love.
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Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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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,
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It will be more love, not more information, that will change our hearts.
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