The way we treat people we disagree with most is a report card on what we’ve learned about love.
BOB GOFFDon’t let not knowing how it’ll end keep you from beginning. Uncertainty chases us out into the open where God is waiting.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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We determine how much influence we’ll have, when we decide how available we’ll be.
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It will be more love, not more information, that will change our hearts.
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But instead of spending all of our time having Bible studies about what we were made to do, go do stuff and you’ll figure out what you were made to do, because you’ll be great at some things and you’ll be terrible at others.
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God’s never as nervous about our future, or as concerned about our past, as we are.
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Nobody turns down an invitation to the White House, but I’ve seen plenty of people turn down an invitation to fully live.
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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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Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that
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People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it’s not easily controlled.
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We won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.
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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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It’s easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life. Do what lasts; let the rest fall away.
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Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures; grace doesn’t even write them down.
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Love God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!
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We’ll become whoever we trust the most says we are.
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God wants us to kick it down. Or perhaps just sit outside of it long enough until somebody tells us we can come in.
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