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 GOFFGreat love leaves little doubt.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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That’s what love does – it pursues blindly, unflinchingly, and without end. When you go after something you love, you’ll do anything it takes to get it, even if it costs everything.
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We need to make our faith our very own love story.
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Love finds us where we are, not where we were.
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I don’t know every step I’m supposed to take. I think Jesus just wants me to take the next step.
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I used to think God guided us by opening and closing doors, but now I know sometimes God wants us to kick some doors down.
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We determine how much influence we’ll have, when we decide how available we’ll be.
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Not surprisingly, we’d get a lot more done too, because we wouldn’t care who’s looking or taking credit. All that energy would be funnelled into awesomeness.
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Stop doing what you’re able to do and figure out what you were made to do – then do lots of that.
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We need to wash the feet of our enemies.
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Fix your eyes on Jesus; it’s ok to stare.
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The way we deal with uncertainty says a lot about whether Jesus is ahead of us leading, or behind us just carrying our stuff.
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Next to grace, I bet God thinks making us need each other was one of His best ideas.
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We’re part of God’s much bigger plan for the whole world. Just like God’s Son arrived here, so did you. And after Jesus arrived, God whispered to all of humanity “It’s your move.
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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?’
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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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