Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.
BOB GOFFNobody turns down an invitation to the White House, but I’ve seen plenty of people turn down an invitation to fully live.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Love finds us where we are, not where we were.
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God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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Whatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
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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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Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
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Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
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I used to hope the things I did would work; now I hope they last.
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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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God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
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Grace works that way. It’s a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It’s a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place.
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God finds us in the holes we dig for ourselves. We see failures; He sees foundations.
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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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I know that sounds so circular, but for you, what you were made to do, is different than what I was made to do.
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We’ll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
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