I used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.
BOB GOFFBeing engaged is a way of doing life, a way of living and loving. It’s about going to extremes and expressing the bright hope that life offers us.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Don’t let not knowing how it’ll end keep you from beginning. Uncertainty chases us out into the open where God is waiting.
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No book is a chapter, no chapter tells the whole story, no mistake defines who we are. Hope makes our lives page turners.
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Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.
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We keep telling God our opinions; He keeps asking us about our hearts. We’ll grow the most when we have the right conversations.
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We need to make our faith our very own love story.
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We determine how much influence we’ll have, when we decide how available we’ll be.
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I used to think I could learn about Jesus by studying Him, but now I know Jesus doesn’t want stalkers.
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He asks if we’ll give up that thing we’re so proud of, that thing we believe causes us to matter in the eyes of the world, and give it up to follow Him. He’s asking us, ‘Will you take what you think defines you, leave it behind, and let Me define who you are instead?’
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Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that
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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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The shallow end of hope is usually the deep end of grace.
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Sometimes we ask God for help and God gives us hope, not because it’s different, but because it’s the same.
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When you are in high school, you don’t give much thought to what you can’t do. For most people, that gets learned later, and for still fewer, gets unlearned for the rest of life.
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Whimsy doesn’t care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
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When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
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