He asks if we’ll give up that thing we’re so proud of, that thing we believe causes us to matter in the eyes of the world, and give it up to follow Him. He’s asking us, ‘Will you take what you think defines you, leave it behind, and let Me define who you are instead?’
BOB GOFFJesus never told His friends to play it safe.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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Simply put: love does.
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When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
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Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that
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Don’t let other people decide who you are.
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It will be more love, not more information, that will change our hearts.
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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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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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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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I don’t think success is what we’ve made of ourselves; I think it’s what we’ve made of others.
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Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.
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We’ll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
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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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We get to be God’s plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him.
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Stand up like a mountain; have faith like a rock; love like an avalanche
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