Bob Goff Quotes
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The words we speak to each other should leave stretch marks, not bruises. Love is always picky about what it says.
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I used to think that real love involved falling for someone; but now I think it usually involves standing for someone.
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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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Be ambitious about things that last.
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The shallow end of hope is usually the deep end of grace.
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We determine how much influence we'll have, when we decide how available we'll be.
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Most of our decisions are driven by either love or fear. Figure out who's doing the talking, then decide what you'll do.
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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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We'll become whoever we trust the most says we are.
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Living a life fully engaged and 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. Their dreams become one of those "we'll go there next time" deferrals. The sad thing is, for many there is no "next time" because passing on the chance to cross over is an overall attitude toward life rather than a single decision.
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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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Grace means we can put the chalk away and stop keeping score!
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God keeps telling us to be not afraid, to go big.
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Jesus modelled that we don’t need to talk about everything we’ve done. It’s like He’s saying, what if we were just to do awesome, incredible stuff together while we’re here on earth and the fact that only He knew would be enough? If we did, we wouldn’t get confused about who was really making things happen. 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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Love doesn't just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it... Simply put: Love does!
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We don't really make friends, they make us.
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Day turned to night, His friends scattered and death thought it had won. But heaven just started counting to three.
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Start from scratch with Jesus every day and then be picky about what you add to your life.
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We won't figure out what's sacred in life if we settle for what's safe.
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Courage isn't the absence of fear, it's just deciding that fear isn't calling the shots anymore.
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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. 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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I once heard somebody say that God had closed a door on an opportunity they had hoped for. But I've always wondered if when we want to do something that we know is right and good, God places that desire deep in our hearts because He wants it for us and it honors Him. Maybe there are times when we think a door has been closed and, instead of misinterpreting the circumstances, God wants us to kick it down. Or perhaps just sit outside of it long enough until somebody tells us we can come in.
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Courageous people feel the same fear everyone else does, they just decide to not be afraid anymore.
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Does the church have all kinds of problems? You bet, because it's made up of people like me, so I get that part too. But all I need to know about the church is that Jesus picked her.