210 Quotes About Frightened

As a kid I used to sit on this muscular branch in the old apple tree. And the branch was high enough to make you feel like you were above the earth, but low enough to make you feel that the fall wouldn’t kill you. And it wasn’t until I was adult that I realized that the fear of heights is in reality the fear of the fall. And because that’s the case, we rarely get into the treetops.

Is something really ‘too late,’ or is that the excuse I use because I’m ‘too afraid?

Sadly, it seems that I have the proclivity to create plenty of devils, but most of the time I don’t even go looking for angels.

Our fear frequently takes the reality of a situation and mythologizes it. And in the end, the ‘myth’ becomes the monster while the ‘fact’ remains the short guy behind the curtain.

If the story of my life falls prey to the fear that roams the back alleys of my heart, it is clear that I have not invited God into the city.

How many times have the obstacles consumed my attention and crushed my vision? And at the point that I have been so frightened so as to have made something that big, I have at the same time made God something terribly little.

You couldn't save your mom because you weren't strong enough to do so. As for me, I couldn't stand and face the titan because I simply didn't have the courage! Forgive me... Forgive me.

Our humanity might find varied means of expression, but if we peel away the layers there lays something of a frightened soul that is trying to find a safe place to lay itself down. And while those places that we seek are varied, until we rest in God none of us will rest.

Evil plays on our fears. But when it comes to fighting evil, God never plays.