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.
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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Don’t let other people decide who you are.
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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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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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We determine how much influence we’ll have, when we decide how available we’ll be.
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The world will figure out what we really believe, by watching what we actually do.
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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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Small streams don’t plan to be mighty rivers. We just move in a direction; God decides what He’ll have us become.
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The real game of Bigger and Better that Jesus is playing with us usually isn’t about money or possessions or even our hopes. It’s about our pride.
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We keep asking for answers; God keeps sending us people.
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Living a life fully engaged in full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget.
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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 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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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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When you trust someone, you don’t need to know everything.
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