Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
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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."
Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith."
Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"...we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the "do" part of faith."
Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"Grace works that way. It's a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It's a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place."
Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"When you trust someone, you don't need to know everything."
Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"I learned that faith isn’t about knowing all of the right stuff or obeying a list of rules. It’s something more, something more costly because it being present and making a sacrifice. Perhaps that’s why Jesus is sometimes called Immanuel - “God with us.” I think that’s what God had in mind, for Jesus to be present, to just be with us. It’s also what He has in mind for us when it comes to other people."
Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"Thinking about work as a day job has made a big difference in the way I approach what I do. It also helped me not to confuse who I am with what I do."
Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"That's one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself."
Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It's a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright."
Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World