Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That's my punch list everyday. Bob Goff More Quotes by Bob Goff More Quotes From Bob Goff Sometimes we ask God for help and God gives us hope, not because it's different, but because it's the same. Bob Goff different helping giving Jesus never told His friends to play it safe. Bob Goff safe play jesus 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. Bob Goff rest-of-life giving school It's easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life. Do what lasts; let the rest fall away. Bob Goff lasts easy fall Our opinions are what we'll be known for; our love is what we'll be remembered for Bob Goff our-love opinion love-is The shallow end of hope is usually the deep end of grace. Bob Goff shallow ends grace Love doesn't try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted. Bob Goff extravagant efficient trying Our failures can leave behind pavement or potholes. Our ability to receive grace determines which it will be. Bob Goff potholes pavement grace ...we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the "do" part of faith. Bob Goff making-a-difference differences land That's one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself. Bob Goff assuming way 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. Bob Goff church people jesus 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. Bob Goff compare important jesus When love is a theory, it's safe, it's free of risk. But love in the brain changes nothing. Bob Goff risk brain love-is 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. Bob Goff able land made If we only do what we're familiar with, we might miss what we've been made for. Bob Goff missing made might We need to wash the feet of our enemies. Bob Goff feet enemy needs I know that sounds so circular, but for you, what you were made to do, is different than what I was made to do. But instead of spending all of our time having Bible studies about what we were made to do, go do stuff and you'll figure out what you were made to do, because you'll be great at some things and you'll be terrible at others. Bob Goff different sound stuff Do less of what you're terrible at and more of what you're good at. I don't know if that sounds too simple, but it's been working for me. Bob Goff terrible simple sound We're all amateurs when it comes to love. Don't be too hard on each other. Bob Goff hard God keeps telling us to be not afraid, to go big Bob Goff not-afraid bigs
