Quotes about Anxiety
Ruth Varnum was always as nervous as a rat; and, come to think of
— Edith Wharton
For the first time he was face to face with his hovering dread: he was judging where he still adored.
— Edith Wharton
Fear of man is always part of a triad that includes unbelief and disobedience.
— Edward Welch
When happy, we possess something we love; when anxious, something we love is at risk; when despondent, something we love has been lost; when angry, something we love is being stolen or kept from us.
— Edward Welch
The fear of man is the sinful exaggeration of a normal experience.
— Edward Welch
Worriers are visionaries minus the optimism.
— Edward Welch
Our fears have typically already decided that the worst is about to happen. Catastrophe is upon us and there is no hope. But "Don't be afraid," when spoken by the Lord, is a promise that the end will be different from what we predict.
— Edward Welch
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 Welch
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 Welch
Scripture assumes that we will be afraid and anxious sometimes. What is important is where we turn, or to whom we turn when we are afraid. The God who calls you to trust in Him when you are afraid will spend a great deal of time showing you that you can trust Him.
— Edward Welch
At this point, we know that worry and fear are more about us than about the things outside us.
— Edward Welch
Fear has given birth to extreme parenting. It looks like love, but it is love mingled with fear.
— Edward Welch