Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That’s my punch list everyday.
BOB GOFFWhat Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
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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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There’s a lot to be concerned about; there’s more to be hopeful for.
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They loop us back to places where everyone can easily go, not necessarily where we were made to go. Living a different kind of life takes some guts and grit and a new way of seeing things.
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You don’t want to pick a fight with just the guy at the deli, [you want to] pick a fight somewhere in the world and just run towards it. Run because the fight is going to go on without you if you miss it.
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But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It’s a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.
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Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that
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When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
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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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We won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.
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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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Small streams don’t plan to be mighty rivers. We just move in a direction; God decides what He’ll have us become.
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The real game of Bigger and Better that Jesus is playing with us usually isn’t about money or possessions or even our hopes. It’s about our pride.
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Stand up like a mountain; have faith like a rock; love like an avalanche
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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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If we only do what we’re familiar with, we might miss what we’ve been made for.
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Live your life like you’re exactly who Jesus thinks you are.
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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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The shallow end of hope is usually the deep end of grace.
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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.
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The teachers I’ve learned the most from, didn’t think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.
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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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Most of us have all the information we need. What we need is more passion.
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We can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
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The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.
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When you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
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