Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
BOB GOFFLoving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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I learned that fully loving and fully living are not only synonymous but the kind of life that Jesus invited us to be part of.
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Love finds us where we are, not where we were.
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We plant sod where God wants 2 plant seed. He’s more interested in growing our character than having us look finished.
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Don’t let other people decide who you are.
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Not surprisingly, we’d get a lot more done too, because we wouldn’t care who’s looking or taking credit. All that energy would be funnelled into awesomeness.
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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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Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.
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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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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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When you trust someone, you don’t need to know everything.
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See people for who they’re becoming. Not who they were.
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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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What distracts us will begin to define us. We don’t need to swing at every pitch.
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God keeps telling us to be not afraid, to go big
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We keep asking for answers; God keeps sending us people.
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