Depression Quote by Edward T. Welch

“You don’t really know who you are until you have gone through suffering. We can measure our spiritual growth by the way we behave…

— Edward T. Welch

“1. We fear people because they can expose and humiliate us. 2. We fear people because they can reject, ridicule, or despise us. 3.…

— Edward T. Welch

“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry…

— Edward T. Welch

“James intentionally enlarges the scope of suffering when he writes, “trials of many kinds.” By doing this, he invites those who experience depression to…

— Edward T. Welch

“The feeling of emptiness is usually a sign that we have put our trust in something that can’t sustain us. It reminds us that…

— Edward T. Welch

“with this? Do you live as if this is true? Let’s keep going. The Bible isn’t just about heaven and only for the by-and-by.…

— Edward T. Welch

“Scripture is about suffering. It has given comfort to millions. It has spawned hundreds of wonderful books that highlight God’s gentle care and Scripture’s…

— Edward T. Welch

“Faith feels many different ways. It can be buoyant; it can be depressed and lifeless. Feelings don’t define faith. Instead, faith is simply turning…

— Edward T. Welch

“Notice how those who have medicated away their hardships with illegal drugs, alcohol, or sex can seem immature. They may look forty-five, but they…

— Edward T. Welch

“Modern spirituality has no hell, no doctrine, no substance. It is about feeling.”

— Edward T. Welch

“Depression ... involves a complete absence: absence of affect, absence of feeling, absence of response, absence of interest. The pain you feel in the course…

— Edward T. Welch

“Somehow, turning to God and trusting him with the mysteries of suffering is the answer to the problem of suffering.”

— Edward T. Welch