Joni Eareckson Tada Quotes

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• Nothing is a surprise to God; nothing is a setback to His plans; nothing can thwart His purposes; and nothing is beyond His control.

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  Christian, Purpose, Surprise

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• 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.

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  Morning, Weakness, Arms

  "Joni Eareckson Tada on Wilberforce Award, 'Better Off Dead Than Disabled' Mentality". Interview with Eryn Sun, www.christianpost.com. March 16, 2012.

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• God is more concerned with conforming me to the likeness of His Son than leaving me in my comfort zones. God is more interested in inward qualities than outward circumstances - things like refining my faith, humbling my heart, cleaning up my thought life and strengthening my character.

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  God, Faith, Christian

  Joni Eareckson Tada, Steven Estes (1997). “When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty”, p.121, Harper Collins

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• Yes, I pray that my pain might be removed, that it might cease; but more so, I pray for the strength to bear it, the grace to benefit from it, and the devotion to offer it up to God as a sacrifice of praise.

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  Pain, Sacrifice, Grace

  Joni Eareckson Tada (2010). “A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty”, p.35, David C Cook

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• Real satisfaction comes not in understanding God's motives, but in understanding His character, in trusting in His promises, and in leaning on Him and resting in Him as the Sovereign who knows what He is doing and does all things well.

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  Real, Character, Understanding God

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• The weaker we feel, the harder we lean on God. And the harder we lean the stronger we grow.

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  Stronger, Chronic Pain, Harder

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• I want to stay in the habit of 'glancing' at my problems and 'gazing' at my Lord.

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  Gazing, Want, Problem

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• God uses suffering to purge sin from our lives, strengthen our commitment to Him, force us to depend on grace, bind us together with other believers, produce discernment, foster sensitivity, discipline our minds, spend our time wisely, stretch our hope, cause us to know Christ better, make us long for truth, lead us to repentance of sin, teach us to give thanks in time of sorrow, increase faith, and strengthen character.

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  Character, Commitment, Discipline

  Joni Eareckson Tada, Steven Estes (1997). “When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty”, p.117, Harper Collins

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• Sometimes God allows what he hates to accomplish what he loves.

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  Love, Hate, Christian Inspirational

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• Faith isn't the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It's simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step.

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  Faith, Believe, Long

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• This is the only time in history when I get to fight for God. This is the only part of my eternal story when I am actually in the battle. Once I die, I’ll be in celebration mode in a glorified body in a whole different set of circumstances. But this is my limited window of opportunity, and I’m going to fight the good fight for all I’m worth.

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  Fighting, Opportunity, Battle

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• God deliberately chooses weak, suffering and unlikely candidates to get His work done, so that in the end, the glory goes to God and not to the person.

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  Suffering, Done, Glory

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• I'd rather be in this wheelchair knowing God than on my feet without him.

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  Feet, Knowing, Wheelchairs

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• AS a matter of fact, God isn't asking you to be thankful. He's asking you to give thanks. There's a big difference. One response involves emotions, the other your choices, your decisions about a situation, your intent, your 'step of faith.

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  Differences, Giving, Choices

  Joni Eareckson Tada (2010). “A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty”, p.140, David C Cook

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• Contentment ... has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.

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  Heart, Contentment, Circumstances

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• Nothing is a surprise to God; nothing is a setback to His plans; nothing can thwart His purposes; and nothing is beyond His control. His sovereignty is absolute. Everything that happens is uniquely ordained by God. Sovereignty is a weighty thing to ascribe to the nature and character of God. Yet if He were not sovereign, He would not be God. The Bible is clear that God is in control of everything that happens.

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  Character, Purpose, Sovereign

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• Amazing, isn't it, that our prayers...can move the very heart of God who created the universe?

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  Prayer, Moving, Heart

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• Most people wish they could erase suffering out of the dictionary. Today's culture of comfort and instant gratification has no patience for suffering - most people want to drug it, escape it, divorce it; do anything but live with it.

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  Divorce, People, Drug

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• My wheelchair was the key to seeing all this happen—especially since God’s power always shows up best in weakness. So here I sit … glad that I have not been healed on the outside, but glad that I have been healed on the inside. Healed from my own self-centered wants and wishes.

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  Keys, Self, Wish

  Joni Eareckson Tada (2010). “A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty”, p.49, David C Cook

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• What an encouragement to realize that God has reserved you and me for a special task in His great work. In His hands we're not only useful, but priceless.

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  Encouragement, Hands, Special

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• True, God hates Alzheimer's, spinal cord injury, mental illness, autism, and the rest (these conditions are all symptoms of the Fall). Yet he permits these things to accomplish something far more precious in our lives: patience, endurance, compassion for others who hurt, and refined faith and trust in God, to name a few.

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  Hurt, Hate, Fall

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• When we hurt, God doesn't always give us lots of words; he gives us the Word; the Word made flesh who is intimately acquainted with our grief and suffering. That's what helps the most.

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  Hurt, Grief, Giving

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.

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  Pain, Intense, Embrace

  Joni Eareckson Tada (2010). “A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty”, p.35, David C Cook

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• It is a glorious thing to know that your Father God makes no mistakes in directing or permitting that which crosses the path of your life. It is the glory of God to conceal a matter. It is our glory to trust Him, no matter what.

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  Father, Mistake, Matter

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• Love is extravagant in the price it is willing to pay, the time it is willing to give, the hardships it is willing to endure, and the strength it is willing to spend. Love never thinks in terms of "how little," but always in terms of "how much." Love gives, love knows, and love lasts.

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  Love, Thinking, Giving

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