When love is a theory, it’s safe, it’s free of risk. But love in the brain changes nothing.
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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What I noticed, though, is almost every time I type the word love, it gets changed to the word live…
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I used to hope the things I did would work; now I hope they last.
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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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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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The shallow end of hope is usually the deep end of grace.
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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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God places that desire deep in our hearts because He wants it for us and it honors Him. Maybe there are times when we think a door has been closed and, instead of misinterpreting the circumstances,
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Don’t let not knowing how it’ll end keep you from beginning. Uncertainty chases us out into the open where God is waiting.
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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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We keep asking for answers; God keeps sending us people.
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When you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
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No book is a chapter, no chapter tells the whole story, no mistake defines who we are. Hope makes our lives page turners.
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God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
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Live a life of conspicuous grace and courageous resolve.
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