If you get a no from somebody, don’t say, ‘I’m going to take this as some big cosmic signal.’ No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.
BOB GOFFWe can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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If you’re following God and haven’t lost much of what you’ve been holding on to – follow a little closer.
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Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures; grace doesn’t even write them down.
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Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they’re in.
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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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Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That’s my punch list everyday.
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I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
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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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Courage doesn’t mean we’re not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren’t controlled by our doubts.
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Do what lasts, get around to everything else.
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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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You can quit anything on a Thursday.
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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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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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God’s never as nervous about our future, or as concerned about our past, as we are.
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