Bob Goff Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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Loving people the way Jesus did, means living a life of constant interruptions. Bring it.
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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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Courage doesn't mean we're not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren't controlled by our doubts.
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Love does whatever it takes to multiply itself and somehow along the way everyone becomes a part of it.
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God's grace comes in all shapes, sizes, and circumstances as God continues to unfold something magnificent in me.
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I used to think God guided us by opening and closing doors, but now I know sometimes God wants us to kick some doors down.
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We need to wash the feet of our enemies.
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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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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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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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Figure out what fuels your joy, then do lots of that.
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What distracts us will begin to define us. We don't need to swing at every pitch.
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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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Love doesn't try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.
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Love finds us where we are, not where we were.
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Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That's my punch list everyday.
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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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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.
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We'll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.
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Every day God invites us on the same kind of adventure. It's not a trip where He sends us a rigid itinerary, He simply invites us. 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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The most beautiful scenery in the world is when our friends come into view.
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God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
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Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.