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.
BOB GOFFGod 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.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Grace means we can put the chalk away and stop keeping score!
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We’ll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
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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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They loop us back to places where everyone can easily go, not necessarily where we were made to go. Living a different kind of life takes some guts and grit and a new way of seeing things.
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There’s a lot to be concerned about; there’s more to be hopeful for.
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You don’t want to pick a fight with just the guy at the deli, [you want to] pick a fight somewhere in the world and just run towards it. Run because the fight is going to go on without you if you miss it.
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We get to be God’s plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him.
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No book is a chapter, no chapter tells the whole story, no mistake defines who we are. Hope makes our lives page turners.
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Jesus won’t try to speak over the noise in our lives; love whispers so we won’t be confused about who’s doing the talking.
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Don’t let not knowing how it’ll end keep you from beginning. Uncertainty chases us out into the open where God is waiting.
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Love like there’s no tomorrow; live like there’s no yesterday. We’re forgiven; now go love people like we believe it
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Do one thing that’s heroic for you today – big or small – and fear won’t define you anymore.
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Jesus is nuts about kids. He doesn’t seem to think much of lawyers which really lands close to home, but He’s nuts about kids and loves justice.
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We’ll become whoever we trust the most says we are.
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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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