Bob Goff Quotes
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Surround yourself with prompts that remind you who Jesus is.
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The thing I love about God is He intentionally guides people into failure.
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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 won't be distracted by comparison if we're captivated with purpose.
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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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Love doesn't just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it... Simply put: Love does!
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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. He asks if we'll give up that thing we're so proud of, that thing we believe causes us to matter in the eyes of the world, and give it up to follow Him. He's asking us, 'Will you take what you think defines you, leave it behind, and let Me define who you are instead?'
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Start from scratch with Jesus every day and then be picky about what you add to your life.
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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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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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When you love people like Jesus, you get messy. But messy looks good on you!
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Don't let who you were talk you out of who you are becoming.
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The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.
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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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Love like there's no tomorrow; live like there's no yesterday. We're forgiven; now go love people like we believe it.
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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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Do what lasts, get around to everything else.
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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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Does the church have all kinds of problems? You bet, because it's made up of people like me, so I get that part too. But all I need to know about the church is that Jesus picked her.
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The world will figure out what we really believe, by watching what we actually do.
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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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Stop doing what you're able to do and figure out what you were made to do - then do lots of that.
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You don't need a plan; you just need to be present.
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Faith isn't figuring out what we're able to do, it's deciding what we're going to do - even when we think we can't.