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.
BOB GOFFWhen you trust someone, you don’t need to know everything.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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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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Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that
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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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If you’re following God and haven’t lost much of what you’ve been holding on to – follow a little closer.
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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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A hope that makes us brave and expels darkness with light. That’s what I want my life to be all about – full of abandon, whimsy, and in love.
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We need to make our faith our very own love story.
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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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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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You don’t need a plan; you just need to be present.
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I think of the church as this bride of Christ, who is incredibly capable of doing amazing things. And so where we see injustice, we come, not with fists clenched but with palms up.
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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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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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When you trust someone, you don’t need to know everything.
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