I used to think life could be shared with anyone, but now I know choosing the right people is pretty important.
BOB GOFFThe way we deal with uncertainty says a lot about whether Jesus is ahead of us leading, or behind us just carrying our stuff.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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We can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
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I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.
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What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.
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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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We all want to have a place where we can dream and escape anything that wraps steel bands around our imagination and creativity.
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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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Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That’s my punch list everyday.
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We keep telling God our opinions; He keeps asking us about our hearts. We’ll grow the most when we have the right conversations.
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He asks if we’ll give up that thing we’re so proud of, that thing we believe causes us to matter in the eyes of the world, and give it up to follow Him. He’s asking us, ‘Will you take what you think defines you, leave it behind, and let Me define who you are instead?’
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We need to wash the feet of our enemies.
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Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.
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I’m all for getting together with men and women in small groups around Scripture and letting it just wash over us, but for me, I’ve been meeting with the same ten guys for like 15 years now, but we don’t have a Bible study every Friday, we have a Bible doing.
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Love finds us where we are, not where we were.
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Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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