Suffering provides the gym equipment on which my faith can be exercised. Joni Eareckson Tada More Quotes by Joni Eareckson Tada More Quotes From Joni Eareckson Tada God doesn't just give us grace; He gives us Jesus, the Lord of grace. Joni Eareckson Tada grace giving jesus The Bible isn't quick to give answers; it mainly gives the Answer. Joni Eareckson Tada answers giving I deal daily with chronic pain and, at times, my pain feels like a lemon that God "squeezes," revealing my sour attitude, peevish spirit, and tendency to complain or grumble. Did not God use my pain to expose my sin, I might - like many of us - not be aware of the sin of which I'm capable. Joni Eareckson Tada pain complaining attitude Most of the verses written about praise in God’s Word were voiced by people who were faced with crushing heartaches, injustice, treachery, slander, and scores of other difficult situations. Joni Eareckson Tada difficult-situations crush people My weakness, that is, my quadriplegia, is my greatest asset because it forces me into the arms of Christ every single morning when I get up. Joni Eareckson Tada arms weakness morning Subdue your heart to match your circumstances. Joni Eareckson Tada circumstances heart We're not the paragons of virtue that we'd all like to think we are. And so, to shatter that myth, God will use suffering to expose the stuff of which we're made. Joni Eareckson Tada use suffering thinking The success of God's Word in our lives is linked intrinsically to our application of its truth. Joni Eareckson Tada application our-lives life-is If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society. Joni Eareckson Tada vulnerable care believe Thats what I love about serving God. In His eyes, there are no little people...because there are no big people. We are all on the same playing field Joni Eareckson Tada eye christian people God permits what He hates in order to accomplish something that He loves. Joni Eareckson Tada permit hate order God is truly on the side of those who work for social justice, especially when we accompany that work with the giving of the Gospel! Joni Eareckson Tada accompany-us justice giving Anyone who takes the Bible seriously agrees that God hates suffering. Jesus spent most of his time relieving it. But when being healed becomes the only goal - 'I'm not letting go until I get what I want' - it's a problem. Joni Eareckson Tada hate letting-go jesus My longings are best met when, in prayer, I simply let my heart beat in time with the Lord's. Joni Eareckson Tada longing prayer heart There is nothing that moves a loving father's soul quite like his child's cry. Joni Eareckson Tada father children moving My life goal is to see the world's one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church. Joni Eareckson Tada church goal people Deny your weakness, and you will never realize God's strength in you. Joni Eareckson Tada strength spiritual christian If God brings our pets back to life, it wouldn't surprise me. It would be just like Him. It would be totally in keeping with His generous character... Exorbitant. Excessive. Extravagant in grace after grace. Of all the dazzling discoveries and ecstatic pleasures heaven will hold for us, the potential of seeing Scrappy would be pure whimsy-utterly, joyfully, surprisingly superfluous... Heaven is going to be a place that will refract and reflect in as many ways as possible the goodness and joy of our great God, who delights in lavishing love on His children. Joni Eareckson Tada discovery character children The hallmark of a healthy society has always been measured by how it cares for the disadvantaged. Joni Eareckson Tada hallmark healthy care Faith means being sure of what we hope for now. It means knowing something is real, this moment, all around you, even when you don't see it. Joni Eareckson Tada real faith mean
