Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
BOB GOFFGrace 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.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s just deciding that fear isn’t calling the shots anymore
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We won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.
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Whatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
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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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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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We get to be God’s plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him.
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God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
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Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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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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Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.
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God isn’t afraid of our doubts; He’s way more concerned when we fake it.
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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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You can quit anything on a Thursday.
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A hope that makes us brave and expels darkness with light. That’s what I want my life to be all about – full of abandon, whimsy, and in love.
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Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.
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