Dan Walsh > Quotes

“He said, 'Charlie, how would you treat people if you knew you didn't have to fix them? If you knew that was God's job, and all He was asking of you was show them His love, maybe tell them some things He wanted them to know?”
― Dan Walsh, Remembering Christmas

“Put your trust in God's wisdom, in his love for you, then adjust yourself to whatever he decides is best”
― Dan Walsh, The Deepest Waters

“Leanne," he said. "I would never forget you. I'd forget who I am before I'd forget you.”
― Dan Walsh, Remembering Christmas

“And because of who Jesus is and the power he has to still change lives and make them better, no one should feel hopeless, no matter how challenging their circumstances. God can unravel any ball of twine we hand him, no matter how snarled and knotted it may be. We may not like the methods he chooses, for he often works through the trials of life and even our own failures. But what follows after any life that is surrendered to him will one day be a life well worth living and lead to an eternity of everlasting joy.”
― Dan Walsh, What Follows After

“Humility isn’t complicated. It’s really just returning to the way God set things up in the beginning. He designed us to need him all the time, and each other.”
― Dan Walsh, The Dance

“Trusting God is a decision, not a feeling.”
― Dan Walsh, The Homecoming

“Worry is fearing the future without God present.”
― Dan Walsh, The Legacy

“Even the best parenting can’t change your child’s heart or fix everything that’s broken inside them. In the end, they still need to experience Christ for themselves.”
― Dan Walsh, The Legacy

“But if Jesus can make my heart free, can’t no man make a slave of me. Maybe they can on this earth, the way man judge a thing. But one day, God will set everythin’ right. ’Tween then and now, Jesus set my heart free from all the hate and fear and sadness inside. And . . . if the Son maketh you free, you be free indeed.”
― Dan Walsh, The Deepest Waters

“Christina stood up. “This thing between parents and kids. I mean when the kids get older. I see it happening with Doug. But I see it all the time at church too, with the youth group kids. They reach a certain age, and all of a sudden, they don’t trust their parents anymore. They forget how their parents treated them when they were younger, and now they’re totally suspicious of anything their parents say. They might even listen to another adult say the same thing, but if their parents say it”
― Dan Walsh, The Legacy

“I think most of this guilt comes from the devil making us feel blame for things we have no control over.”
― Dan Walsh, The Legacy

“If there was a God, then he was God almighty, the most majestic and brilliant of all beings. It made no sense to believe in a small God. Modeling”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“We’ve got to trust that God’s in control and keep praying God will protect him until he changes his heart. Until that happens and he really understands the gospel, all our efforts to talk to him just come off as lectures.”
― Dan Walsh, The Legacy

“The sheer force of his present elation and joy had temporarily suppressed any of the dark, disturbing thoughts seeking to ascend the stairway of his mind. For some unexplainable reason, the God he all but neglected from his youth had opened a new door for him, and he had no intention of looking back. Not”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“But the truth is, we need him all the time, we just don’t realize it. As long as we think we can handle our problems, that’s what we do. We handle them, or at least we try. We don’t trust God. We don’t even turn to him. We just . . . try to figure it out on our own. Then a trial like this comes along, and we find out just how helpless we really are. It’s so big, it overwhelms us. We realize we can’t fix it no matter how hard we try.”
― Dan Walsh, The Desire

“The German people were forced to follow, forced to comply, forced even to wear the smiles on their faces as they looked the other way. Forbidden to say what they thought, to challenge anything they didn’t agree with. Forbidden to even ask questions.”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“Over the next two weeks, Jim followed this new strategy with Marilyn. Not reacting to things she did or said. Instead, he looked for tangible ways to care and serve her. Gaining control over his emotions and fears took a mammoth effort.”
― Dan Walsh, The Dance

“I don’t think it is ever okay to lie to those we love.” “But, I can’t tell her. Or her parents. They’d never understand. It would ruin everything between us.” “Are you sure, Ben? I think not telling her will ruin everything. And the longer you wait to tell her, the worse it will be when she finds out. That’s how these things work. It might hurt a little now, but true love should be able to weather something like this.” What”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“From the first moment I met your grandmother, through all the difficulties we had before we got married, through all the ups and downs in the fifty-seven years after that, I knew she was the only woman I would ever love. I never once doubted that. Never had a single regret. If God gives you that kind of woman, you know it deep inside. Almost at once. Like you know your own soul. A love like that is a gift, Michael. A gift you can never earn or ever repay.”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“One of the most meaningful things the Lord has shown me, especially since the war began, is the value and importance of living for Him one day at a time. To awaken each day aware of our complete dependence on Him, then very quickly, before our minds begin to fret and try to take charge, we need to yield our hearts and turn our thoughts toward Him. If we don’t, we wind up living like orphans fending for ourselves, as if everything is dependent on us. Our lives become full of anxiety and fear. Because deep inside, we know we’re not really in control. Think about it…how much of your life—even this week—went just the way you planned?”
― Dan Walsh, The Homecoming

“Finley watched as the mother opened the door, walked out and closed it behind her. She never looked back at him. He didn’t understand her mood. Where was she going! What should he do now?”
― Dan Walsh, Rescuing Finley

“To awaken each day aware of my complete dependence on him, then very quickly, before my mind begins to fret and try to take over, I begin to yield my heart and turn my thoughts toward him. If we don't, we wind up living like orphans fending for ourselves. Our lives become full of anxiety and fear, because deep inside, we know we're not really in control. Think about it ... how much of your life-even this week-went just the way you planned?”
― Dan Walsh, The Homecoming

“the author said stress is the gap between what we expect from God’s creations and what we’re actually receiving. Since only God can meet our deepest needs, the more we look to people and things to satisfy us, the more gaps we’ll have and the more our frustration will increase.”
― Dan Walsh, The Desire

“Ben decided that the God he had learned to trust more fully had orchestrated things in an amazing way, beyond anything he could have dreamed. He would have to trust God to continue helping all of them in the uncertain days to come.”
― Dan Walsh, The Discovery

“I guess the idea is memorizing Scripture. This chapter on humility says our minds drift through thousands of thoughts each day. Many of them draw us away into doubt and fear. Our minds need something better to hold on to.”
― Dan Walsh, The Desire

“Well, see, you’ve taken care of the most important things,” his father said. “Nobody fixes things like God. Once we humble ourselves and start looking to him for direction, and we’re willing to do whatever he tells us, he can start turning everything around again, working it all to our good and to his glory. I know all about this now, Tom. Firsthand. You’d be amazed at what God can do, even in a matter of months. That’s why I’m here this afternoon. You know that, right? Not to judge but to help you. Maybe share a few of the things I’ve learned. Some of it from last summer, when I almost lost your mom. Some of it I just learned yesterday from your uncle Henry.” “He mentioned he had something kind of big to talk to you about.” “Well, he did. And it was big. I’d like to share it with you if you’re okay with that.” “I’m all ears,” Tom said.”
― Dan Walsh, The Promise

“He’s doing it again, sir,” said Conklin.”
― Dan Walsh, The Deepest Waters

“And he does. He’s the only one who can. Our tendency is to expect things from his creation that only he can give us.”
― Dan Walsh, The Desire

“That’s how loving God with all our hearts reduces stress. The more we look to him as the only one who can make a difference, the less we look to things that can’t truly help us. The stress goes away because the gaps get closed. God fills our hearts with more love and joy and peace while we wait for our circumstances to get better. With our stress and anger no longer controlling us, we get freed up to care about others instead of always thinking about ourselves.”
― Dan Walsh, The Desire

“Forgetting what lies behind . . .”
― Dan Walsh, The Desire