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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.

Bob Goff

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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Bible Instead Made Some Things
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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Important People Thinking
Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.
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Giving Reason Trying
Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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Criticism Kind Wish
But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It’s a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.
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Kind Language Sacrifice Sign
Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
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Come Left People
God finds us in the holes we dig for ourselves. We see failures; He sees foundations.
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Foundation God Holes Search
See people for who they’re becoming. Not who they were.
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Becoming Life People See
When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
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Feels Humble Needs
Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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Efficient Extravagant Trying
One thing I do is (and I realize this might sound nuts), every month or so, I try to take like an Etch-a-sketch [so to speak], and I clear my faith. I go to zero, clear the deck. And I start adding things back to my faith, one at a time.
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Jesus Month Realize School Zero
Love doesn’t just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it… Simply put: Love does!
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Planning Simple Thinking
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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Compare Important Jesus
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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Fighting Guy Running Somewhere
Day turned to night, His friends scattered and death thought it had won. But heaven just started counting to three
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Heaven Night Three
Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That’s my punch list everyday.
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Day Every People Stuff

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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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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