We can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
BOB GOFFBut 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.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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Love is never stationary.
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Do what lasts, get around to everything else.
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We can’t always see people’s pain; they can always feel our love.
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I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.
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If you’re following God and haven’t lost much of what you’ve been holding on to – follow a little closer.
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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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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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Being engaged is a way of doing life, a way of living and loving. It’s about going to extremes and expressing the bright hope that life offers us.
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I never know what all of the steps are but I do know the next step.
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Living a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget. Their dreams become one of those “we’ll go there next time” deferrals.
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I used to think God wouldn’t talk to me, but now I know I’m just selective with what I choose to hear.
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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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We’ll never honor Christ if we forget how to honor each other.
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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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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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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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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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Love God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!
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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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I learned that fully loving and fully living are not only synonymous but the kind of life that Jesus invited us to be part of.
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We get to be God’s plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him.
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Whatever you’re aiming for, God’s better.
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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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The way we love people we disagree with is the best evidence of what we really believe.
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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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Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.
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