When People Are Big and God Is Small

Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man

By: Edward T. Welch

Narrated by: Jeff Moon

Five college students pitch a tent by their car one dark night, not realizing they’ve set up camp by a military runway. They awake from a deep sleep to the shaking of the earth and a roar like mountains falling―the sound of a military transport plane taking off right over their heads. Can you imagine the visceral terror of that moment? For author and biblical counselor Edward Welch, it was a glimpse of what the Israelites experienced in God’s presence at Mount Sinai. Our God is a consuming fire. His holiness and relentless love put our sin, our weakness, and our fears in perspective. If we can learn the fear of the Lord―a fear that in Christ is filled with gratitude, love, and devotion―we can break free of the fear of other people that so easily entangles us. We can experience joy in our Christian lives as we need other people less and love them more. This groundbreaking work has helped countless numbers of people to confront their fear of man and live in freedom. The new edition features clarifying additions, new material, and revisions throughout.

©1997, 2023 Edward T. Welch (P)2025 One Audiobooks

Need people less to love them more

Loved everything about it. The clarity with which he highlighted that our fear of others is often driven by a need for them to worship us was quite apparent. Also, the fact that the only way we can get out of this desire for worship is by esteeming God above our desire for worship i.e. desiring the worship of God above that of man came through quite well.
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Fantastic, much needed message

This book does an excellent job with the fear of man. It explains how and why it happens and how to fight it. I highly recommend the book.

Much Needed Reminder

This book was a wake up call for me. Thought provoking yet gentle. I feel like I need to put it on repeat!

Freedom and understanding

I desperately needed this breakdown of what it means to see people bigger than God.

Fantastic read

I will be listening to this over and over again. So many powerful biblical truths that I needed to be reminded of. I also love the real life examples and stories.