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Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest QUOTES

Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest QUOTES

1 " God's self-revelation is a higher authority than our feelings. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

2 " Worry’s magnetic attraction can only be broken by a stronger attraction, and David is saying [in Psalm 27] we can only find that attraction in God Himself. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

3 " Are you worried? Jesus says there is nothing to worry about. It isn’t our kingdom, it’s God’s. We take our cue from the King, and the King is not fretting over anything. He is in complete control. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

4 " When you erode the fear of death with the knowledge that you already died [in Christ], you will find yourself moving toward a simple, bold obedience. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

5 " I have a new philosophy. I only dread one day at a time. —Charlie Brown "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

6 " Your future includes manna. It will come. There is no sense devising future scenarios now because God will do more than you anticipate. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

7 " The ordinary is not good enough for us; our hubris wants something grandiose. But the ordinary done in obedience to Christ is beautiful, inspired, and oftentimes heroic. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

8 " Worriers are visionaries minus the optimism. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

9 " God, open my ears. I don’t clearly hear your care and compassion when you tell me not to worry or be afraid, but I know they are there. Father, open my eyes. I act like I see all reality. I act like I can see even more than you do. But I am seeing now that there is an entire world that is blurry to me, and that world is you. It is you I don’t see well. I want to trust in what you say and see the things you have revealed. That leaves me no choice but to start with humility. This is the way all journeys with you begin. Please teach me humility so that what you say overrules what I feel. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

10 " When you have to manage the world, please everyone, earn more than you did last year, and work off five pounds, you will be driven. If not, you run the risk of being un-American or even un-Christian because our economy and churches rely on such people. Even when paralyzed by circumstances, a stressed person is a driven person. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

11 " Yes, genuine pain and loss coexisted with the deliverance, but it did not have the last word. Its power to hurt him was weakened because he could see the bigger things God was doing in, for, and through him. You can probably find similar events in your life. Hard things persisted, there was no apparent deliverance, but, with closer inspection, you notice a deliverance that went much deeper. And these are eleventh-hour deliverances on this side of death and eternity. Imagine if you gradually developed the spiritual skill to see beyond the immediate moment and catch a glimpse of the glories to come. The basic outline is clear: if you have thrown your lot in with Jesus, everything he has is yours, even the kingdom itself. It would be impossible to ask for more. Those who imitate Abraham’s faith are always pushing the last minute farther out until it comes even after physical death. Such a person is fearless. A "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

12 " Control and certainty are myths. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

13 " Superstitions and eccentric habits are a Western substitute for actual idols. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

14 " No one cares about their reputation or their bank account when they find themselves in the shadow of death. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

15 " Humans are needy by design. Will we abandon the myth of independence and seek God? "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

16 " knew something about prayer, asked Jesus how to pray (Luke 11:1). Here is where prayer really "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

17 " Can you see how worries multiply? Suddenly you are a gifted prophet "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

18 " When you know that the kingdom is God’s alone (though he gives it to us), that is the only thing that can lead to peace and rest. Owners are the ones who do all the worrying; stewards simply listen to the owner’s desires and work to implement them. Owners are responsible for the outcome; stewards strive to be faithful. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

19 " The more you read Scripture, the more you actually talk to God rather than think about fear. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

20 " When you are confident that you are the Father’s treasured possession, you are also confident that his loving care will continue forever. Building warehouses is a waste of time and space. His gifts to you become things you want to give him back in gratitude. Then he gives you even more. "

― Edward T. Welch , Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest