We won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.
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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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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Don’t let other people decide who you are.
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We might be known for what we believed, but we’re certain to be remembered for what we did about it.
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God asks what it is He’s made us to love, what it is that captures our attention, what feeds that deep indescribable need of our souls to experience the richness of the world He made. And then, leaning over us, He whispers, “Let’s go do that together.
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Don’t let not knowing how it’ll end keep you from beginning. Uncertainty chases us out into the open where God is waiting.
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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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Like the circular rails of a train at an amusement park, the scripts we know offer a brand of security, of predictability, of safety for us. But the problem is, they only take us where we’ve already been.
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Love God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!
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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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We determine how much influence we’ll have, when we decide how available we’ll be.
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We can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
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The way we deal with uncertainty says a lot about whether Jesus is ahead of us leading, or behind us just carrying our stuff.
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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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Here’s our job as believers, love everybody ALWAYS!
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Grace means we don’t need to airbrush our lives to make them look like they’re working.
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