When you trust someone, you don’t need to know everything.
BOB GOFFSee people for who they’re becoming. Not who they were.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Whatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
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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 used to think life could be shared with anyone, but now I know choosing the right people is pretty important.
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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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What would be the first thing I’d add back? Jesus. It sounds a little bit like a Sunday school answer, but that’s what I do. Then what’s the next thing? And I’d say, well, loving people. And then the next.
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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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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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The real game of Bigger and Better that Jesus is playing with us usually isn’t about money or possessions or even our hopes. It’s about our pride.
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We’ll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
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The way we deal with uncertainty says a lot about whether Jesus is ahead of us leading, or behind us just carrying our stuff.
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When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
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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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The way we love people we disagree with is the best evidence of what we really believe.
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Love finds us where we are, not where we were.
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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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