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.
BOB GOFFThat’s a prank. It has no shelf life, like reassembling the principal’s car up on the roof of the gym. It’s cute and everything but there’s no shelf-life, and it can actually be kind of destructive. But a caper is different. It’s something where everybody has made it in.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
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Live a life of conspicuous grace and courageous resolve.
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See people for who they’re becoming. Not who they were.
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I used to think I could learn about Jesus by studying Him, but now I know Jesus doesn’t want stalkers.
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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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That’s one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself.
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The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.
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We determine how much influence we’ll have, when we decide how available we’ll be.
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We spend a lot of energy remembering failures God spent a lot of love saying we could forget.
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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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Don’t let other people decide who you are.
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Here’s our job as believers, love everybody ALWAYS!
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The 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.
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People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it’s not easily controlled.
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We keep asking for answers; God keeps sending us people.
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