Like the circular rails of a train at an amusement park, the scripts we know offer a brand of security, of predictability, of safety for us. But the problem is, they only take us where we’ve already been.
BOB GOFFI used to think life could be shared with anyone, but now I know choosing the right people is pretty important.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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We won’t be like Jesus if it’s more important to us to be like each other. God doesn’t compare what he creates.
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We keep asking for answers; God keeps sending us people.
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Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
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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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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 used to think I could learn about Jesus by studying Him, but now I know Jesus doesn’t want stalkers.
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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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If we only do what we’re familiar with, we might miss what we’ve been made for.
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I know that sounds so circular, but for you, what you were made to do, is different than what I was made to do.
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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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We keep telling God our opinions; He keeps asking us about our hearts. We’ll grow the most when we have the right conversations.
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We might be known for what we believed, but we’re certain to be remembered for what we did about it.
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Grace means we don’t need to airbrush our lives to make them look like they’re working.
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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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God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
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