Book Review: A Small Book for the Anxious Heart by Edward T. Welch

Fear and anxiety are chronic struggles for many people that are only intensifying and increasing. Best-selling author Edward T. Welch shares the comfort and peace of Jesus in fifty brief readings for those who wrestle with fear.

A Small Book for the Anxious Heart is a small but powerful devotional to remind men and women of the encouraging, beautiful words in Scripture to anxious people.

While many books on fear and anxiety exist—promising to help men and women manage their struggles with methods and formulas—this devotional reaches deeper into Scripture, making the Word of God more accessible. Don’t put a Band-Aid on your fear and anxiety; rather, learn to bring your fear to Jesus, relying on his Word.

Welch has been counseling for over thirty-eight years and is the author of more than a dozen books, including A Small Book about a Big Problem, Running Scared: Fear, Worry and the God of Rest, Shame Interrupted, When People Are Big and God Is Small, and many others.

Jesus cares for us, and in these readings, Welch invites readers to trust him for today, knowing he goes before us always.

Don’t let the small title fool you. These fifty readings on overcoming anxiety are huge in what they bring to the reader. They aren’t long, but the topics are profound—loneliness, fear, anxiety, forgiveness—are just a few of the subjects covered. Instead of cliche answers that don’t help, the author points directly to the source of true and complete healing, Jesus.

Scripture is included, as is a reflection at the end of each reading.

I found this book encouraging and one I’d absolutely recommend to anyone dealing with anxiety.

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated and all opinions are my own.