One thing I do is (and I realize this might sound nuts), every month or so, I try to take like an Etch-a-sketch [so to speak], and I clear my faith. I go to zero, clear the deck. And I start adding things back to my faith, one at a time.
BOB GOFFWe can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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Love doesn’t just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it… Simply put: Love does!
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Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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That’s a prank. It has no shelf life, like reassembling the principal’s car up on the roof of the gym. It’s cute and everything but there’s no shelf-life, and it can actually be kind of destructive. But a caper is different. It’s something where everybody has made it in.
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Stop doing what you’re able to do and figure out what you were made to do – then do lots of that.
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People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it’s not easily controlled.
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The way we love people we disagree with is the best evidence of what we really believe.
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The world will figure out what we really believe, by watching what we actually do.
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There’s a lot to be concerned about; there’s more to be hopeful for.
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I used to think life could be shared with anyone, but now I know choosing the right people is pretty important.
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God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
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We’ll become whoever we trust the most says we are.
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We can’t always see people’s pain; they can always feel our love.
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Grace works that way. It’s a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It’s a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place.
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