Jillian Scharf

“To defend oneself against a fear is simply to insure that one will, one day, be conquered by it; fears must be faced.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

“When we’re in the act of wandering, we need to be present, not watching it through a lens.”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“You don’t need to unburden or collect yourself and then come to Jesus. Your very burden is what qualifies you to come. No payment is required; he says, “I will give you rest.” His rest is gift, not transaction. Whether you are actively working hard to crowbar your life into smoothness (“labor”) or passively finding yourself weighed down by something outside your control (“heavy laden”), Jesus Christ’s desire that you find rest, that you come in out of the storm, outstrips even your own.”
― Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

“Take no one’s word for anything, including mine - but trust your experience.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time