Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
BOB GOFFWhen you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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 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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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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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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We won’t be like Jesus if it’s more important to us to be like each other. God doesn’t compare what he creates.
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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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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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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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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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Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that
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Do one thing that’s heroic for you today – big or small – and fear won’t define you anymore.
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Love like there’s no tomorrow; live like there’s no yesterday. We’re forgiven; now go love people like we believe it
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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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Live a life of conspicuous grace and courageous resolve.
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Love finds us where we are, not where we were.
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