Running Scared Quotes

“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

“Worriers are visionaries minus the optimism.”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“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

“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

“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

“So your task is not to transform into a superficial, sunny optimist. It is to grow to be an optimist by faith. The kingdom is advancing; God’s reign is spreading; there will be justice; and when we belong to Christ, it will end with joy.”
― New Growth Press, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“Children in the kingdom of God hold onto possessions loosely. They know that the King is powerful and generous, and they know that what they have is on loan anyway. They are quick to help those in need. The rich, on the other hand, are sorely tempted to trust in their riches.”
― New Growth Press, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“Whom do I trust? Where is my faith? Those are the questions that all worriers must ask, yet all of us already know the answer. Our trust is divided. We don’t put all our eggs in one basket—even God’s—because that’s too risky. Our trust might not pay off the way we hope. We are reluctant to simply say to our Father, “I am yours,” and stop worrying. Jesus knows this. Fear and worry reveal that our faith is indeed small. If you are looking to plumb the depths of worry, you can find it in your mixed allegiances. You trust God for some things but not others. You trust him for heaven but not for earth.”
― New Growth Press, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“in the kingdom, lust is silly. It is wanting less than what we already have. It is replacing eternal joys with temporary highs.”
― New Growth Press, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“What does tomorrow’s manna, future grace, have to do with such fears [drowning and suffocation]? It doesn’t say that I will be spared suffocation. What it says is that, if I am called to death by asphyxiation, I will have grace when that time comes. What does that mean? I don’t know. I can’t imagine such grace. I can’t imagine anything that would make drowning tolerable. And that is exactly what we should expect: At this moment I don’t have grace to drown because I am not drowning! of course I will worry if I try to envision a drowning scenario. I will project the grace I have received for today onto tomorrow, not comprehending that I will receive grace as needed tomorrow.”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“The odd thing is that fear and anxiety are running away from something, but they don’t know what to run to. They know danger, but they don’t know where to find peace and rest.”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“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

“Anxiety asks for more information so it can be prepared for the coming apocalypse. It also asks for more information so it can manage the world apart from God.”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“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

“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

“God likes his people to be outnumbered because then there is no mistaking that he alone is the Deliverer.”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“At this point, we know that worry and fear are more about us than about the things outside us. They”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“Life in the kingdom isn’t easy, at least not when we want to share the throne. But”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“My wants are what concern me. That’s where the battle must be fought. I”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“Beneath our questions about God’s generosity and his care for our needs is something darker. What we really care about is our wants.”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“Fear has given birth to extreme parenting. It looks like love, but it is love mingled with fear.”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“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

“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

“God tests us because we are so oblivious to the mixed allegiances in our hearts. The purpose of the test is to help us see our hearts and if they are found traitorous, we can turn back to God.”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“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

“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

“Superstitions and eccentric habits are a Western substitute for actual idols.”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“To deeply understand fear we must also look at ourselves and the way we interpret our situations. Those scary objects can reveal what we cherish. They point out our insatiable quest for control, our sense of aloneness.”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“God's self-revelation is a higher authority than our feelings.”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“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