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title: "3 I've learned Quotes By Bob Goff"
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> [I've learned that God sometimes allows us to find ourselves in a place where we want something so bad that we can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/i-ve-learned-that-god-sometimes-allows-us-to-find-ourselves-in-a/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

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> [What I've learned the more time I've spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/what-i-ve-learned-the-more-time-i-ve-spent-following-jesus-is-that/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

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> [The teachers I've learned the most from, didn't think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/the-teachers-i-ve-learned-the-most-from-didn-t-think-they-were/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

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## Other authors on I've learned

## More by Bob Goff

> [I used to think I could shape the circumstances around me, but now I know Jesus uses circumstances to shape me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/i-used-to-think-i-could-shape-the-circumstances-around-me-but-now-i/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [Next to grace, I bet God thinks making us need each other was one of His best ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/next-to-grace-i-bet-god-thinks-making-us-need-each-other-was-one-of/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/the-battle-for-our-hearts-is-fought-on-the-pages-of-our-calendar/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [If we pick recognition over influence we'll be known for all the wrong stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/if-we-pick-recognition-over-influence-we-ll-be-known-for-all-the/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [“As I sit on my island, it becomes clears that we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/as-i-sit-on-my-island-it-becomes-clears-that-we-need-to-stop-plotting/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [“You become like the people you hang around, and to a great degree, you end up going wherever they’re headed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/you-become-like-the-people-you-hang-around-and-to-a-great-degree-you/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [The way we love people we disagree with is the best evidence of what we really believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/the-way-we-love-people-we-disagree-with-is-the-best-evidence-of-what/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [No book is a chapter, no chapter tells the whole story, no mistake defines who we are. Hope makes our lives page turners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/no-book-is-a-chapter-no-chapter-tells-the-whole-story-no-mistake/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/every-time-we-see-people-as-ordinary-we-turn-the-wine-back-into-water/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [Faith isn't figuring out what we're able to do, it's deciding what we're going to do - even when we think we can't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/faith-isn-t-figuring-out-what-we-re-able-to-do-it-s-deciding-what-we/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [I'm trying to surround myself during my life with the eight people I'd surround my bed with on my death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/i-m-trying-to-surround-myself-during-my-life-with-the-eight-people-i/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [Most of our decisions are driven by either love or fear. Figure out who's doing the talking, then decide what you'll do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/most-of-our-decisions-are-driven-by-either-love-or-fear-figure-out/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/jesus-lets-us-be-real-with-our-life-and-our-faith/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [I used to think being loved was the greatest thing to think about, but now I know love is never satisfied just thinking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/i-used-to-think-being-loved-was-the-greatest-thing-to-think-about-but/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

> [Don't let uncertainty talk you into pursuing a backup plan instead of your purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/don-t-let-uncertainty-talk-you-into-pursuing-a-backup-plan-instead-of/)

[Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/)

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