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We won’t figure out what’s sacred in life if we settle for what’s safe.

Bob Goff

I don’t think anyone aims to be typical, really. Most people even vow to themselves some time in high school or college not to be typical. But still, they just kind of loop back to it somehow.
BOB GOFF

College School Thinking
Sometimes we ask God for help and God gives us hope, not because it’s different, but because it’s the same.
BOB GOFF

Different Giving Helping
We can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
BOB GOFF

Annoy Everybody Leaving Light World
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.
BOB GOFF

Answer Loving People School Sunday
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.
BOB GOFF

Give Up Jesus Pride Real
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.
BOB GOFF

Fighting Guy Running Somewhere
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?’
BOB GOFF

Ask Cause Define Eyes Proud Thing
No book is a chapter, no chapter tells the whole story, no mistake defines who we are. Hope makes our lives page turners.
BOB GOFF

Books Mistakes Stories
We need to make our faith our very own love story.
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Love Needs Stories Story
We keep telling God our opinions; He keeps asking us about our hearts. We’ll grow the most when we have the right conversations.
BOB GOFF

Asking Heart Opinion
Don’t let other people decide who you are.
BOB GOFF

Decide Let People
Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That’s my punch list everyday.
BOB GOFF

Day Every People Stuff
The way we deal with uncertainty says a lot about whether Jesus is ahead of us leading, or behind us just carrying our stuff.
BOB GOFF

Carrying Jesus Stuff Way
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.
BOB GOFF

Bible Instead Made Some Things
Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
BOB GOFF

Come Left People
Courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s just deciding that fear isn’t calling the shots anymore
BOB GOFF

Absence Calling Shots

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