If you’re following God and haven’t lost much of what you’ve been holding on to – follow a little closer.
BOB GOFFLike 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.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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That’s what love does – it pursues blindly, unflinchingly, and without end. When you go after something you love, you’ll do anything it takes to get it, even if it costs everything.
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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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Whimsy doesn’t care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
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God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
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God keeps telling us to be not afraid, to go big
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I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.
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When you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
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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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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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We keep asking for answers; God keeps sending us people.
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The shallow end of hope is usually the deep end of grace.
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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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We can’t always see people’s pain; they can always feel our love.
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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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God finds us in the holes we dig for ourselves. We see failures; He sees foundations.
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