Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People

by Bob Goff

It’s given me a lot of comfort knowing we’re all rough drafts of the people we’re still becoming.

we have to tackle a good amount of fear to love people who are difficult.

Am I really so insecure that I surround myself only with people who agree with me?

People don’t grow where they are informed; they grow where they’re loved and accepted.

When I meet someone who is hard to get along with, I think, Can I love that person for the next thirty seconds?

I don’t think we lead people to Jesus. I think Jesus leads people to Jesus. Sure, we can tell the people we meet about Jesus. I talk about Him all the time because my life is His, but I don’t try to talk people into Him.

Does He use the buildings? You bet. Does He love it when we gather for worship in them? Absolutely. Nothing delights Him more. Does He need them? Not for a minute. He’s got us, we’ve got Him, and He’s given us each other.