Quotes about Trust
I noted that it is sometimes hard to tell whether you are being killed or saved by the hands that turn your life upside down.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
I wanted to recover the kind of faith that has nothing to do with being sure what I believe and everything to do with trusting God to catch me though I am not sure of anything.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
What if I could learn to trust my feelings instead of asking to be delivered from them? What if I could follow one of my great fears all the way to the edge of the abyss, take a breath, and keep going? Isn't there a chance of being surprised by what happens next? Better than that, what if I could learn how to stay in the present instead of letting my anxieties run on fast-forward?
— Barbara Brown Taylor
How do we develop the courage to walk in the dark if we are never asked to practice?
— Barbara Brown Taylor
The world for which you have been so carefully prepared is being taken away from you," he said, "by the grace of God.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
If I trust what I see on my phone more than what I see out my window, what does it mean to believe that the real world is not where I live?
— Barbara Brown Taylor
An unguarded face is a deep well; you don't go there casually, without ropes or lamps.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right, and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds and when it fails. Wise people do not have to be certain what they believe before they act. They are free to act, trusting that the practice itself will teach them what they need to know.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
What if I could learn to trust my feelings instead of asking to be delivered from them? What if I could follow one of my great fears all the way to the edge of the abyss, take a breath, and keep going?
— Barbara Brown Taylor
God does not come to us beyond the flesh but in the flesh, at the hands of a teacher who will not be spiritualized but who goes on trust
— Barbara Brown Taylor
Then one night when my whole heart was open to hearing from God what I was supposed to do with my life, God said, "Anything that pleases you." "What?" I said, resorting to words again. "What kind of an answer is that?" "Do anything that pleases you," the voice in my head said again, "and belong to me.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
We can trust God with all our problems, all our heartaches, and especially with all our long-term anxieties. Every morning as we wake ourselves up with a splash of joy we can say, "WHATEVER, LORD!
— Barbara Johnson