I used to hope the things I did would work; now I hope they last.
BOB GOFFWhat I noticed, though, is almost every time I type the word love, it gets changed to the word live…
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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Surround yourself with prompts that remind you who Jesus is.
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See people for who they’re becoming. Not who they were.
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We spend a lot of energy remembering failures God spent a lot of love saying we could forget.
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Live a life of conspicuous grace and courageous resolve.
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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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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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The most beautiful scenery in the world is when our friends come into view.
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That’s one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself.
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God made beauty so we’d know how He felt about us.
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The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.
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The organization just said no to you. Find what it is that you were made to do and get on it! Go do what you were made to do.
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Jesus won’t try to speak over the noise in our lives; love whispers so we won’t be confused about who’s doing the talking.
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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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I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.
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Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.
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It’s easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life. Do what lasts; let the rest fall away.
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There’s a lot to be concerned about; there’s more to be hopeful for.
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Don’t let other people decide who you are.
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We all want to have a place where we can dream and escape anything that wraps steel bands around our imagination and creativity.
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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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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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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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Stand up like a mountain; have faith like a rock; love like an avalanche
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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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