Bob Goff - People Quotes

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I used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.

Bob Goff
I used to think life could be shared with anyone,
but now I know choosing the right people is pretty important.

Bob Goff
The thing I love about God is He intentionally guides people into failure.

Bob Goff
Nobody turns down an invitation to the White House, but I've seen plenty of people turn down an invitation to fully live.

Bob Goff
It has always seemed to me that broken things, just like broken people, get used more; it's probably because God has more pieces to work with.

Bob Goff
Living a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget. Their dreams become one of those "we'll go there next time" deferrals. The sad thing is, for many there is no "next time" because passing on the chance to cross over is an overall attitude toward life rather than a single decision.

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God pursues us into whatever dark place we've landed and behind whatever locked door holds us in. He holds our unwashed and dirty hands and models how He wants us to pursue each other And He says to ordinary people like me and you that instead of closing our eyes and bowing our heads, sometimes God wants us to keep our eyes open for people in need, do something about it, and bow our whole lives to Him instead.

Bob Goff
When you are in high school, you don't give much thought to what you can't do. For most people, that gets learned later, and for still fewer, gets unlearned for the rest of life.

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We get to be God's plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him.

Bob Goff
People who take huge risks aren't afraid to fail. In fact, they love to fail. It's because failing means they found the edge.

Bob Goff