Bob Goff Quotes
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Do what lasts, get around to everything else.
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You don't need a plan; you just need to be present.
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Don't let other people decide who you are.
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The thing I love about God is He intentionally guides people into failure.
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The world will figure out what we really believe, by watching what we actually do.
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There are lots of things we're able to do, but I'd like to land on the one thing I was MADE to do.
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God isn't afraid of our doubts; He's way more concerned when we fake it.
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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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I want to go barefoot because it’s holy ground; I want to be running because time is short and none of us has as much runway as we think we do; and I want it to be a fight because that’s where we can make a difference. That’s what love does.
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If we only do what we're familiar with, we might miss what we've been made for.
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If we pick recognition over influence we'll be known for all the wrong stuff.
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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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Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.
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I used to think I could shape the circumstances around me, but now I know Jesus uses circumstances to shape me.
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Our opinions are what we'll be known for; our love is what we'll be remembered for.
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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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Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
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When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both.
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You can quit anything on a Thursday.
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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 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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That's one of the things about love. It doesn't recognize boundaries and never obeys the rules we try to give it.
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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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Fear calls out our doubts; God calls out our names.