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The way we deal with uncertainty says a lot about whether Jesus is ahead of us leading, or behind us just carrying our stuff.

Bob Goff

I never know what all of the steps are but I do know the next step.
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Know never Next Steps
The way we love people we disagree with is the best evidence of what we really believe.
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Believe People Way
Whatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
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Animal Better God
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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Home Jesus Justice Kids
If you get a no from somebody, don’t say, ‘I’m going to take this as some big cosmic signal.’ No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.
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Bigs Next Signals Steps
Do less of what you’re terrible at and more of what you’re good at. I don’t know if that sounds too simple, but it’s been working for me.
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Simple Sound Terrible
We’ll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
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Acres Grace Plant
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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Able Figures Made
Courage doesn’t mean we’re not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren’t controlled by our doubts.
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Action Doubt Mean
Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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Criticism Kind Wish
Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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Circles Draws Grace
I know that sounds so circular, but for you, what you were made to do, is different than what I was made to do.
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Different Sound Stuff
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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Answer Loving People School Sunday
Living a life fully engaged in 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.
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Engaged Most People Things
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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Ask Cause Define Eyes Proud Thing
Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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Efficient Extravagant Trying
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.
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Kind Language Sacrifice Sign
Do one thing that’s heroic for you today – big or small – and fear won’t define you anymore.
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Bigs Heroic Today
When you trust someone, you don’t need to know everything.
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Knows Needs Something Trust
It will be the people with the greatest love, not the most information, who will influence us to change.
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Greatest Information Love People
Words people say not only have a shelf life but have the ability to shape life.
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People Shapes Shelves
Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.
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Ordinary People Water Wine
Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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Cynicism Joy Posing
Love like there’s no tomorrow; live like there’s no yesterday. We’re forgiven; now go love people like we believe it
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Believe People Yesterday
We’re part of God’s much bigger plan for the whole world. Just like God’s Son arrived here, so did you. And after Jesus arrived, God whispered to all of humanity “It’s your move.
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Arrive Jesus Moving Son
We can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
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Annoy Everybody Leaving Light World
When love is a theory, it’s safe, it’s free of risk. But love in the brain changes nothing.
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Brain Love Risk

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