Bob Goff Quotes
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When love is a theory, it's safe, it's free of risk. But love in the brain changes nothing.
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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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People who take huge risks aren't afraid to fail. In fact, they love to fail. It's because failing means they found the edge.
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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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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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When you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
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God often waits until we're out of ideas before He lets us know His plans. He competes for our hearts, not our attention.
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If we pick recognition over influence we'll be known for all the wrong stuff.
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What I've learned the more time I've spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
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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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Be ambitious about things that last.
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The world will figure out what we really believe, by watching what we actually do.
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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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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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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 what lasts, get around to everything else.
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Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won't have a title until much later.
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I used to think I could shape the circumstances around me, but now I know Jesus uses circumstances to shape me.
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Fear calls out our doubts; God calls out our names.
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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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Day turned to night, His friends scattered and death thought it had won. But heaven just started counting to three.
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Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.
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Grace means we can put the chalk away and stop keeping score!
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Courage isn't the absence of fear, it's just deciding that fear isn't calling the shots anymore.