Living a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget. Their dreams become one of those “we’ll go there next time” deferrals.
BOB GOFFHe 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?’
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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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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The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.
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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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Courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s just deciding that fear isn’t calling the shots anymore
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Like the circular rails of a train at an amusement park, the scripts we know offer a brand of security, of predictability, of safety for us. But the problem is, they only take us where we’ve already been.
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Don’t let not knowing how it’ll end keep you from beginning. Uncertainty chases us out into the open where God is waiting.
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Not surprisingly, we’d get a lot more done too, because we wouldn’t care who’s looking or taking credit. All that energy would be funnelled into awesomeness.
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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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Don’t let other people decide who you are.
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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Live your life like you’re exactly who Jesus thinks you are.
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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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You don’t need a plan; you just need to be present.
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I used to think God wouldn’t talk to me, but now I know I’m just selective with what I choose to hear.
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