Sometimes we ask God for help and God gives us hope, not because it’s different, but because it’s the same.
BOB GOFFThere’s a lot to be concerned about; there’s more to be hopeful for.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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We won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.
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I once heard somebody say that God had closed a door on an opportunity they had hoped for. But I’ve always wondered if when we want to do something that we know is right and good,
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Like the circular rails of a train at an amusement park, the scripts we know offer a brand of security, of predictability, of safety for us. But the problem is, they only take us where we’ve already been.
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I never know what all of the steps are but I do know the next step.
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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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God doesn’t break things so He can fix them; He fixes broken things so He can use them.
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What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.
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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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Do what lasts, get around to everything else.
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Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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We need to make our faith our very own love story.
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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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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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The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.
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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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