Love doesn’t try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
BOB GOFFLiving 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.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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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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Next to grace, I bet God thinks making us need each other was one of His best ideas.
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When you trust someone, you don’t need to know everything.
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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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We’re part of God’s much bigger plan for the whole world. Just like God’s Son arrived here, so did you. And after Jesus arrived, God whispered to all of humanity “It’s your move.
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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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If we only do what we’re familiar with, we might miss what we’ve been made for.
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I never know what all of the steps are but I do know the next step.
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I don’t think success is what we’ve made of ourselves; I think it’s what we’ve made of others.
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It’s easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life. Do what lasts; let the rest fall away.
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Whimsy doesn’t care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
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Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.
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The teachers I’ve learned the most from, didn’t think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.
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Day turned to night, His friends scattered and death thought it had won. But heaven just started counting to three
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We’ll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
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