If you get a no from somebody, don’t say, ‘I’m going to take this as some big cosmic signal.’ No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.
BOB GOFFFix your eyes on Jesus; it’s ok to stare.
More Bob Goff Quotes
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We’re all amateurs when it comes to love. Don’t be too hard on each other.
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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 doesn’t break things so He can fix them; He fixes broken things so He can use them.
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God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
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God wants us to kick it down. Or perhaps just sit outside of it long enough until somebody tells us we can come in.
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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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We won’t figure out what’s sacred in life if we settle for what’s safe.
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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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Not surprisingly, we’d get a lot more done too, because we wouldn’t care who’s looking or taking credit. All that energy would be funnelled into awesomeness.
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When you trust someone, you don’t need to know everything.
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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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Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures; grace doesn’t even write them down.
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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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Selfless love is always costly; fear can’t afford it, pride doesn’t understand it and friends never forget it.
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Jesus won’t try to speak over the noise in our lives; love whispers so we won’t be confused about who’s doing the talking.
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