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 GOFFNot 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.
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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A hope that makes us brave and expels darkness with light. That’s what I want my life to be all about – full of abandon, whimsy, and in love.
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Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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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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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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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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Day turned to night, His friends scattered and death thought it had won. But heaven just started counting to three
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What would be the first thing I’d add back? Jesus. It sounds a little bit like a Sunday school answer, but that’s what I do. Then what’s the next thing? And I’d say, well, loving people. And then the next.
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What I’ve learned the more time I’ve spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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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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I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
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Grace means we can put the chalk away and stop keeping score!
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Love doesn’t just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it… Simply put: Love does!
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Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.
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