Bob Goff Quotes
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I've learned that God sometimes allows us to find ourselves in a place where we want something so bad that we can't see past it. Sometimes we can't even see God because of it. When we want something that bad, it's easy to mistake what we truly need for the thing we really want. When this sort of thing happens, and it seems to happen to everyone, I've found it's because what God has for us is obscured from view, just around another bend in the road.
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Small streams don't plan to be mighty rivers. We just move in a direction; God decides what He'll have us become.
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God's never as nervous about our future, or as concerned about our past, as we are.
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We spend a lot of energy remembering failures God spent a lot of love saying we could forget.
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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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I used to think that real love involved falling for someone; but now I think it usually involves standing for someone.
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The shallow end of hope is usually the deep end of grace.
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Failure is just part of the process, and it's not just okay; it's better than okay. God doesn't want failure to shut us down. God didn't make it a three-strikes-and-you're-out sort of thing. It's more about how God helps us dust ourselves off so we can swing for the fences again. And all of this without keeping a meticulous record of our screw-ups.
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Be ambitious about things that last.
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Live a life of conspicuous grace and courageous resolve.
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I once heard somebody say that God had closed a door on an opportunity they had hoped for. But I've always wondered if when we want to do something that we know is right and good, God places that desire deep in our hearts because He wants it for us and it honors Him. Maybe there are times when we think a door has been closed and, instead of misinterpreting the circumstances, 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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The words we speak to each other should leave stretch marks, not bruises. Love is always picky about what it says.
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We won't be distracted by comparison if we're captivated with purpose.
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Jesus modelled that we don’t need to talk about everything we’ve done. It’s like He’s saying, what if we were just to do awesome, incredible stuff together while we’re here on earth and the fact that only He knew would be enough? If we did, we wouldn’t get confused about who was really making things happen. 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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Love doesn't just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it... Simply put: Love does!
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Love one another. We don't need more instructions; we need more examples.
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We keep telling God our opinions; He keeps asking us about our hearts. We'll grow the most when we have the right conversations.
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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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God often waits until we're out of ideas before He lets us know His plans. He competes for our hearts, not our attention.
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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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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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We won't be like Jesus if it's more important to us to be like each other. God doesn't compare what he creates.
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I don't know every step I'm supposed to take. I think Jesus just wants me to take the next step.
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Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures; grace doesn't even write them down.