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Overview

Learning a new language is like learning to swim. You can’t jump into the deep end and start swimming before you learn how to move your arms and legs. Learning one word at a time is much more effective than taking on too much information in one go. The same goes for faith, which should be practiced daily rather than trying to master it all at once.

Martin Luther King once said that darkness cannot put out darkness, only light can do that. In other words, we should spread love and make the world a better place. Author Bob Goff explains how this is done by living like Jesus Christ and following his example. However, it’s not easy to live up to Jesus’ message because there are many setbacks in life and difficult people who want to bring us down. It takes time and practice to master the art of loving others unconditionally. Everybody Always offers practical advice on how we can begin turning our lives around by recognizing our shortcomings in learning how to be more compassionate towards others while still being true to ourselves.

In this passage, you’ll learn what skydiving can teach us about faith. You’ll also find out why we shouldn’t view doing good as a competition and the importance of forgiveness.

Big Idea #1: You should learn to love your enemies and build a community that is larger than yourself.

If you had to summarize Jesus’s message in one word, it would be “love”. It’s at the heart of what he taught his followers. However, another word is needed because just loving friends and family isn’t enough. You have to love everyone.

Jesus ate with his enemies, as well as people he didn’t like.

What’s the relevance of that?

God teaches us to love each other. We should not just love the people living next door, but everyone in our neighborhood. That includes strangers and those who are sick or hungry. Jesus taught us how to treat others by welcoming them into our lives with open arms and a smile no matter what they look like or where they’re from. Goff’s friend Walter is an example of that because he welcomes refugees at the airport with open arms, regardless of their race or religion.

But to build a kingdom, you need to focus on inclusion and not keep others out.

Goff learned that everyone should be included in the church’s crop drop, even those who might see themselves as a castle.

The reason it’s so powerful is that the participants come together to form a new and larger community.

So we can start by learning from Jesus, who is the ultimate example of love. But that’s a big task for most people. In the following key points, we’ll learn how to find courage and grow in our ability to love others.

Big Idea #2: If you trust in God, he will reward you with strength and courage to face any challenges.

Faith can make the seemingly impossible possible. For example, Goff’s friend Lex lost his eyesight at a young age but has still been able to succeed as an athlete. He does this by having someone he trusts call out his name when he is on the track so that he knows where to run and when to jump. This shows how faith in your friends can help you achieve great things.

Trusting God is a bit like flying in an airplane. Sometimes, you don’t have all the information that you need to make a decision. That’s something Goff realized after he had some problems landing his plane one day. He couldn’t tell if it was just a light failure or something more serious and dangerous.

After circling his plane, he decided to trust in God and land. It turned out that a light was broken on his wheel, and it had been there the whole time.