Feeling guilty 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