God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
BOB GOFFThe 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.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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One thing I do is (and I realize this might sound nuts), every month or so, I try to take like an Etch-a-sketch [so to speak], and I clear my faith. I go to zero, clear the deck. And I start adding things back to my faith, one at a time.
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We need to wash the feet of our enemies.
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Day turned to night, His friends scattered and death thought it had won. But heaven just started counting to three
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When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
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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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Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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Grace means we can put the chalk away and stop keeping score!
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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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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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Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.
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Jesus is nuts about kids. He doesn’t seem to think much of lawyers which really lands close to home, but He’s nuts about kids and loves justice.
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The teachers I’ve learned the most from, didn’t think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.
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I learned that fully loving and fully living are not only synonymous but the kind of life that Jesus invited us to be part of.
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Fix your eyes on Jesus; it’s ok to stare.
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Jesus won’t try to speak over the noise in our lives; love whispers so we won’t be confused about who’s doing the talking.
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