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.
BOB GOFFLove doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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For those who resonate with formulas, here it is: add your whole life, your loves, your passions, and your interests together with what God said He wants us to be about, and that’s your answer.
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Fix your eyes on Jesus; it’s ok to stare.
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I used to think life could be shared with anyone, but now I know choosing the right people is pretty important.
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Surround yourself with prompts that remind you who Jesus is.
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We might be known for what we believed, but we’re certain to be remembered for what we did about it.
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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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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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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 need to wash the feet of our enemies.
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I don’t think success is what we’ve made of ourselves; I think it’s what we’ve made of others.
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Love God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!
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We’ll become whoever we trust the most says we are.
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Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures; grace doesn’t even write them down.
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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.
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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 keeps telling us to be not afraid, to go big
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Don’t let other people decide who you are.
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We won’t be like Jesus if it’s more important to us to be like each other. God doesn’t compare what he creates.
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We plant sod where God wants 2 plant seed. He’s more interested in growing our character than having us look finished.
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Being engaged is a way of doing life, a way of living and loving. It’s about going to extremes and expressing the bright hope that life offers us.
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Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.
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God finds us in the holes we dig for ourselves. We see failures; He sees foundations.
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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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Live a life of conspicuous grace and courageous resolve.
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