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41 " When love is a theory, it's safe, it's free of risk. But love in the brain changes nothing. "
― Bob Goff , Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
42 " I don’t think Bible verses were meant to be thrown like grenades at each other. They were meant for us to use to point each other toward love and grace and invite us into something much bigger. "
43 " he said we'd know the extent of out love for God by how well we loved people. "
44 " We need to make our faith our very own love story. "
45 " Words can launch us. We don't need to be a dean to say words that change everything for someone. Instead, God made it so that ordinary people like you and me can launch each other. "
46 " When it's a matter of the heart, the place doesn't matter. "
47 " 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 out hearts because He wants it for us and it honors Him. Maybe there are times when we think a door has been close 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 some in. "
48 " I think God sometimes uses the completely inexplicable events in our lives to point us toward Him. We get to decide each time whether we will lean in toward what is unfolding and say yes or back away. The folks who were following Jesus in Galilee got to decide the same thing each day because there was no road map, no program, and no certainty. All they had was this person, an idea, and an invitation to come and see. "
49 " In the end, love doesn’t just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it. Simply put: love does. "
50 " The people who slowly became typical have the greatest problem wrapping their minds around a dynamic friendship with an invisible, alive God. "
51 " Nobody turns down an invitation to the white house, but I've seen plenty of people turn down an invitation to fully live. "
52 " You know what it is about someone that makes them a friend? A friend doesn’t just say things; a friend does. "
53 " God doesn't want failure to shut us down. "
54 " Things that go wrong can shape us or scar us. "
55 " [...] I've realized that I used to be afraid of failing at the things that really mattered to me, but now I'm more afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter. "
56 " The cool thing about taking Jesus up on His offer is that whatever controls you doesn’t anymore. People who used to be obsessed about becoming famous no longer care whether anybody knows their name. People who used to want power are willing to serve. People who used to chase money freely give it away. People who used to beg others for acceptance are now strong enough to give love. When we get our security from Christ, we no longer have to look for it in the world, and that’s a pretty good trade. "
57 " We all want to have a place where we can dream and escape anything that wraps steel bands around our imagination and creativity. "
58 " Turn your mountains into molehills by discussing God more than your difficulties. "
59 " We were all meant to save many lives. God is always trying to save lives, and it seems like He usually uses the least likely people to do it. "
60 " 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. "