See people for who they’re becoming. Not who they were.
BOB GOFFI know that sounds so circular, but for you, what you were made to do, is different than what I was made to do.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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God keeps telling us to be not afraid, to go big
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If you get a no from somebody, don’t say, ‘I’m going to take this as some big cosmic signal.’ No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.
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I don’t know every step I’m supposed to take. I think Jesus just wants me to take the next step.
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Whimsy doesn’t care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
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He asks if we’ll give up that thing we’re so proud of, that thing we believe causes us to matter in the eyes of the world, and give it up to follow Him. He’s asking us, ‘Will you take what you think defines you, leave it behind, and let Me define who you are instead?’
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God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
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The way we treat people we disagree with most is a report card on what we’ve learned about love.
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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,
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If you’re following God and haven’t lost much of what you’ve been holding on to – follow a little closer.
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…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.
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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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Live a life of conspicuous grace and courageous resolve.
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We plant sod where God wants 2 plant seed. He’s more interested in growing our character than having us look finished.
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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,
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I don’t think success is what we’ve made of ourselves; I think it’s what we’ve made of others.
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When you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
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Do less of what you’re terrible at and more of what you’re good at. I don’t know if that sounds too simple, but it’s been working for me.
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Courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s just deciding that fear isn’t calling the shots anymore
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Next to grace, I bet God thinks making us need each other was one of His best ideas.
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I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.
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The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.
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I learned that fully loving and fully living are not only synonymous but the kind of life that Jesus invited us to be part of.
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We get to be God’s plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him.
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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.
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Jesus is nuts about kids. He doesn’t seem to think much of lawyers which really lands close to home, but He’s nuts about kids and loves justice.
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