Gregory L. Jantz > Quotes

“The only way to get what we truly need is to surrender our needs to God.”
― Gregory L. Jantz, Gotta Have It!: Freedom from Wanting Everything Right Here, Right Now

“To all whom the cloud of depression has not yet lifted, there is hope. Let’s walk together through these pages on a journey that brings great rewards. May you sense a new direction and peace.”
― Gregory L. Jantz, Turning Your Down into Up: A Realistic Plan for Healing from Depression

“If the relationship you had in the past or the one you have now is with a person or people who consistently make you feel worthless, you are being abused.”
― Gregory L. Jantz, Hope and Healing from Emotional Abuse

“An excess, by its very nature, is generally an unwise thing. For us, excess means more than necessary. Excess is what gets us in trouble. Again, a person needs to work but shouldn’t become a workaholic. A person needs clothing but shouldn’t become a shopaholic. A person needs to eat but shouldn’t become a glutton. A glass of wine is fine unless you’re an alcoholic. A simple wager has no harm unless you’re a pathological gambler. A hobby isn’t a hobby if it’s your one true satisfaction in life. Excessities blur the line between something that is fine and something that is over the line. When we’re caught in the spiral of an excessity, we can find it very difficult to judge where that line is and how and when to draw ourselves back from the edge.”
― Gregory L. Jantz, Gotta Have It!: Freedom from Wanting Everything Right Here, Right Now

“This runs counter to the goal of actively processing negative emotions rather than suppressing them”
― Gregory L. Jantz, The Anxiety Reset: A Life-Changing Approach to Overcoming Fear, Stress, Worry, Panic Attacks, OCD and More

“Courage (and healing) is found when we act in spite of fear”
― Gregory L. Jantz, The Anxiety Reset: A Life-Changing Approach to Overcoming Fear, Stress, Worry, Panic Attacks, OCD and More

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen” (Ephesians 4:29).”
― Gregory L. Jantz, How to Deal with Toxic People

“Often a boy’s natural energy is seen as disruptive. A boy’s inquisitiveness is seen as disrespect for authority. A boy’s competitiveness and his fits and starts at leadership are seen as presumptive or flawed. A boy’s resilience is seen as uncaring and even too harsh. A boy’s tenacity is seen as arrogance. Many of the strengths designed into a particular boy become suspect or devalued. Gradually, the boy either instinctively rebels against this harsh interpretation of his inner self or withdraws into a deep loneliness.”
― Gregory L. Jantz, Raising Boys by Design: What the Bible and Brain Science Reveal About What Your Son Needs to Thrive