For those who resonate with formulas, here it is: add your whole life, your loves, your passions, and your interests together with what God said He wants us to be about, and that’s your answer.
BOB GOFFIf 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.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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Selfless love is always costly; fear can’t afford it, pride doesn’t understand it and friends never forget it.
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Words people say not only have a shelf life but have the ability to shape life.
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We won’t figure out what’s sacred in life if we settle for what’s safe.
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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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The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.
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God isn’t afraid of our doubts; He’s way more concerned when we fake it.
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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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We’ll never honor Christ if we forget how to honor each other.
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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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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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Grace means we don’t need to airbrush our lives to make them look like they’re working.
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People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it’s not easily controlled.
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That’s one of the things about love. It doesn’t recognize boundaries and never obeys the rules we try to give it.
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