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.
BOB GOFFThe teachers I’ve learned the most from, didn’t think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Whatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
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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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I don’t think success is what we’ve made of ourselves; I think it’s what we’ve made of others.
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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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I used to think life could be shared with anyone, but now I know choosing the right people is pretty important.
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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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We get to be God’s plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him.
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Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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Every day God invites us on the same kind of adventure. It’s not a trip where He sends us a rigid itinerary, He simply invites us.
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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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The teachers I’ve learned the most from, didn’t think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.
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Living a life fully engaged in 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.
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Love God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!
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God wants us to kick it down. Or perhaps just sit outside of it long enough until somebody tells us we can come in.
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You don’t want to pick a fight with just the guy at the deli, [you want to] pick a fight somewhere in the world and just run towards it. Run because the fight is going to go on without you if you miss it.
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