The teachers I’ve learned the most from, didn’t think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.
BOB GOFFThat’s one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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God doesn’t break things so He can fix them; He fixes broken things so He can use them.
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God isn’t afraid of our doubts; He’s way more concerned when we fake it.
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What I noticed, though, is almost every time I type the word love, it gets changed to the word live…
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God made beauty so we’d know how He felt about us.
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They loop us back to places where everyone can easily go, not necessarily where we were made to go. Living a different kind of life takes some guts and grit and a new way of seeing things.
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Something happens when you feel ownership. You no longer act like a spectator or consumer, because you’re an owner. Faith is at its best when it’s that way too. It’s best lived when it’s owned.
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People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it’s not easily controlled.
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I used to think God guided us by opening and closing doors, but now I know sometimes God wants us to kick some doors down.
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When you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
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If we only do what we’re familiar with, we might miss what we’ve been made for.
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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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Do less of what you’re terrible at and more of what you’re good at. I don’t know if that sounds too simple, but it’s been working for me.
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You don’t need a plan; you just need to be present.
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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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God wants us to kick it down. Or perhaps just sit outside of it long enough until somebody tells us we can come in.
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