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.
BOB GOFFDo what lasts, get around to everything else.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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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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You can quit anything on a Thursday.
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Small streams don’t plan to be mighty rivers. We just move in a direction; God decides what He’ll have us become.
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People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it’s not easily controlled.
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I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.
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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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We won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.
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But instead of spending all of our time having Bible studies about what we were made to do, go do stuff and you’ll figure out what you were made to do, because you’ll be great at some things and you’ll be terrible at others.
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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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Nobody turns down an invitation to the White House, but I’ve seen plenty of people turn down an invitation to fully live.
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Courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s just deciding that fear isn’t calling the shots anymore
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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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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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For those who resonate with formulas, here it is: add your whole life, your loves, your passions, and your interests together with what God said He wants us to be about, and that’s your answer.
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