Bob Goff Quotes

Love finds us where we are, not where we were.

If you’re following God and haven’t lost much of what you’ve been holding on to - follow a little closer.

Surround yourself with prompts that remind you who Jesus is.

The world will figure out what we really believe, by watching what we actually do.

There's a lot to be concerned about; there's more to be hopeful for.

We keep telling God our opinions; He keeps asking us about our hearts. We'll grow the most when we have the right conversations.

Love has the kind of power criticism only wishes it had.

Sometimes the things we think are the impediments are actually the path.

...love is never stationary.

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

We'll never honor Christ if we forget how to honor each other.

Love doesn't just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it... Simply put: Love does!

God isn't afraid of our doubts; He's way more concerned when we fake it.

Simply put: love does.

Living a life fully engaged in 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.

That's one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself.

The way we treat people we disagree with most is a report card on what we've learned about love.

Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.

The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.

The shallow end of hope is usually the deep end of grace.

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.

I used to think JESUS motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know He pursues us in LOVE.

It's easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life. Do what lasts; let the rest fall away.

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.

We all want to have a place where we can dream and escape anything that wraps steel bands around our imagination and creativity.

Great love leaves little doubt.

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.

We need to wash the feet of our enemies.

We're all amateurs when it comes to love. Don't be too hard on each other.

God keeps telling us to be not afraid, to go big

God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.

If we only do what we're familiar with, we might miss what we've been made for.

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.

I used to hope the things I did would work; now I hope they last.

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.

God's never as nervous about our future, or as concerned about our past, as we are.

When we love people but don't make it about us, we're exchanging currency we can use for a while for currency we can use forever.

You can quit anything on a Thursday.

I don't think success is what we've made of ourselves; I think it's what we've made of others.

When you trust someone, you don't need to know everything.

It will be more love, not more information, that will change our hearts.

Our opinions are what we'll be known for; our love is what we'll be remembered for

Love doesn't try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.

Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.

Most of us have all the information we need. What we need is more passion.

God delights in answering our impossible prayers.

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

Jesus is nuts about kids. He doesn't seem to think much of lawyers which really lands close to home, but He's nuts about kids and loves justice.

What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.

Next to grace, I bet God thinks making us need each other was one of His best ideas.