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.
BOB GOFFWe won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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We won’t figure out what’s sacred in life if we settle for what’s safe.
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We keep asking for answers; God keeps sending us people.
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See people for who they’re becoming. Not who they were.
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I don’t think anyone aims to be typical, really. Most people even vow to themselves some time in high school or college not to be typical. But still, they just kind of loop back to it somehow.
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That’s one of the things about love. It doesn’t recognize boundaries and never obeys the rules we try to give it.
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Love finds us where we are, not where we were.
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Simply put: love does.
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I used to think I could learn about Jesus by studying Him, but now I know Jesus doesn’t want stalkers.
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When you are in high school, you don’t give much thought to what you can’t do. For most people, that gets learned later, and for still fewer, gets unlearned for the rest of life.
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Love is never stationary.
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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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We get to be God’s plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him.
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Courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s just deciding that fear isn’t calling the shots anymore
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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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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