But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It’s a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.
BOB GOFFI don’t think anyone aims to be typical, really. Most people even vow to themselves some time in high school or college not to be typical. But still, they just kind of loop back to it somehow.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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We can’t always see people’s pain; they can always feel our love.
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Stop doing what you’re able to do and figure out what you were made to do – then do lots of that.
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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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Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That’s my punch list everyday.
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The teachers I’ve learned the most from, didn’t think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.
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God finds us in the holes we dig for ourselves. We see failures; He sees foundations.
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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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Grace means we can put the chalk away and stop keeping score!
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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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God asks what it is He’s made us to love, what it is that captures our attention, what feeds that deep indescribable need of our souls to experience the richness of the world He made. And then, leaning over us, He whispers, “Let’s go do that together.
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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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The most beautiful scenery in the world is when our friends come into view.
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Selfless love is always costly; fear can’t afford it, pride doesn’t understand it and friends never forget it.
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You don’t want to pick a fight with just the guy at the deli, [you want to] pick a fight somewhere in the world and just run towards it. Run because the fight is going to go on without you if you miss it.
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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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