People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it’s not easily controlled.
BOB GOFFLiving a life fully engaged in 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.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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I used to think God guided us by opening and closing doors, but now I know sometimes God wants us to kick some doors down.
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Sometimes we ask God for help and God gives us hope, not because it’s different, but because it’s the same.
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Something happens when you feel ownership. You no longer act like a spectator or consumer, because you’re an owner. Faith is at its best when it’s that way too. It’s best lived when it’s owned.
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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.
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Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.
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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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Do one thing that’s heroic for you today – big or small – and fear won’t define you anymore.
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The most beautiful scenery in the world is when our friends come into view.
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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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We won’t be like Jesus if it’s more important to us to be like each other. God doesn’t compare what he creates.
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We keep telling God our opinions; He keeps asking us about our hearts. We’ll grow the most when we have the right conversations.
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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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But instead of spending all of our time having Bible studies about what we were made to do, go do stuff and you’ll figure out what you were made to do, because you’ll be great at some things and you’ll be terrible at others.
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