What distracts us will begin to define us. We don’t need to swing at every pitch.
BOB GOFFSometimes we ask God for help and God gives us hope, not because it’s different, but because it’s the same.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.
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We might be known for what we believed, but we’re certain to be remembered for what we did about it.
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Grace 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.
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I know that sounds so circular, but for you, what you were made to do, is different than what I was made to do.
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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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God’s grace comes in all shapes, sizes, and circumstances as God continues to unfold something magnificent in me.
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I used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.
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When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
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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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When you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
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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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See people for who they’re becoming. Not who they were.
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That’s one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself.
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Living a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget. Their dreams become one of those “we’ll go there next time” deferrals.
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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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