Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures; grace doesn’t even write them down.
BOB GOFFWe plant sod where God wants 2 plant seed. He’s more interested in growing our character than having us look finished.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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That’s a prank. It has no shelf life, like reassembling the principal’s car up on the roof of the gym. It’s cute and everything but there’s no shelf-life, and it can actually be kind of destructive. But a caper is different. It’s something where everybody has made it in.
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Love is never stationary.
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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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Love doesn’t just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it… Simply put: Love does!
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The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.
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Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That’s my punch list everyday.
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Don’t let other people decide who you are.
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We can’t always see people’s pain; they can always feel our love.
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Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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What I’ve learned the more time I’ve spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
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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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Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.
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Whimsy doesn’t care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
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Something happens when you feel ownership. You no longer act like a spectator or consumer, because you’re an owner. Faith is at its best when it’s that way too. It’s best lived when it’s owned.
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Grace works that way. It’s a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It’s a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place.
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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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Simply put: love does.
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Being engaged is a way of doing life, a way of living and loving. It’s about going to extremes and expressing the bright hope that life offers us.
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We won’t be like Jesus if it’s more important to us to be like each other. God doesn’t compare what he creates.
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I don’t know every step I’m supposed to take. I think Jesus just wants me to take the next step.
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Next to grace, I bet God thinks making us need each other was one of His best ideas.
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Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that
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What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.
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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 JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
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