It's Okay Not to Be Okay Quotes

“am a child of God. I am loved. I have a future. God is for me.”
― Sheila Walsh, It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time

“Grace is love that cares and stoops and rescues.” Grace is the opposite of karma. We get what we don’t deserve: the love, mercy, forgiveness of God. Grace is unmerited favor. Grace is here for you right now, in the middle of what is hard or not working. The writer to the Hebrews described it this way: “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb. 4:16 ESV).”
― Sheila Walsh, It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time

“when you’ve come to the end of yourself and you don’t get it, take a nap, have a good meal, and lean in for the gentle whisper of God.”
― Sheila Walsh, It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time

“When I consider a woman from Scripture who could state unequivocally that the life she was living was not the one she dreamed of, I think of Abigail. We find her story in 1 Samuel 25, weaved into the time when David was running for his life from King Saul. I love the lessons of her life. We get to see someone living in a difficult situation yet whose wisdom and faithfulness to God guided her in the midst of her disappointment and eventually brought her into a whole new space of grace. Her name means “My Father Is Joy.” I believe that’s where she found her strength, because her husband, Nabal, brought no joy to Abigail’s life. His name meant “fool,” and he lived up to it.”
― Sheila Walsh, It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time

“When we assume that God’s love is based on our behavior we’ve set ourselves up for a devastating fall.”
― Sheila Walsh, It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time

“Our position in life should never determine our posture in service.”
― Sheila Walsh, It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time

“F . . . fall on your face before Him. E . . . earnestly seek Him. A . . . ask Him to give you His peace. R . . . rest in His presence.”
― Sheila Walsh, It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time

“Talk to God. He loves you so much. Don’t think you have to use fancy words. He’s your papa, just talk.”
― Sheila Walsh, It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time

“I had His peace in the not knowing. Christ offers peace in the not-knowing seasons.”
― Sheila Walsh, It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time

“I poured out my fears, I felt held. I felt no judgment, just overwhelming compassion. Sitting with the possibility of a drastic change in how I’d lived up until that point, I saw how I had defined the quality of my life by what I was able to accomplish. I’d placed so much value on what I do rather than on who I am. God’s love for me had nothing to do with whether I ever stood on another stage or wrote another book or traveled another mile. I also saw how at times my understanding of God’s love for me was based on how things were unfolding in my life. When things were going well, I felt that God loved me. When things were hard, I felt alone. The unfolding showed me He is always near.”
― Sheila Walsh, It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time