Bob Goff

When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both

I used to think God guided us by opening and closing doors, but now I know sometimes God wants us to kick some doors down.

Being engaged is a way of doing life, a way of living and loving. It's about going to extremes and expressing the bright hope that life offers us, a hope that makes us brave and expels darkness with light. That's what I want my life to be all about - full of abandon, whimsy, and in love.

Whimsy doesn't care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.

Courage doesn't mean we're not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren't controlled by our doubts.

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.

What distracts us will begin to define us. We don't need to swing at every pitch.

Don't let not knowing how it'll end keep you from beginning. Uncertainty chases us out into the open where God is waiting.

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

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

We won't figure out what's sacred in life if we settle for what's safe.

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

Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.

Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.

...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.

Courage isn't the absence of fear, it's just deciding that fear isn't calling the shots anymore

Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.

It will be the people with the greatest love, not the most information, who will influence us to change.

Words people say not only have a shelf life but have the ability to shape life.

God's grace comes in all shapes, sizes, and circumstances as God continues to unfold something magnificent in me.

We'll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.