Joni Eareckson Tada Quotes

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.

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

Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.

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

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

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

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

God doesn't just give us grace; He gives us Jesus, the Lord of grace.

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

Each one of us is God's special work of art. Through us, He teaches and inspires, delights and encourages, informs and uplifts all those who view our lives.

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

The greatest good suffering can do for me is to increase my capacity for God.

Maybe the truly handicapped people are the ones that don't need God as much.

...we will stand amazed to see the topside of the tapestry and how God beautifully embroidered each circumstance into a pattern for our good and His glory.

God's purpose in increasing our trials is to sensitize us to people we never would have been able to relate to otherwise.

If you had never known physical pain in your life, how could you appreciate the nail scarred hands with which Jesus Christ will meet you?

A broken life in the hands of God is ripe for blessing.

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.

The Psalms wrap nouns and verbs around our pain better than any other book.

When life is rosy, we may slide by with knowing about Jesus, with imitating him and quoting him and speaking of him. But only in suffering will we know Jesus.

Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.

God always seems bigger to those who need him most. And suffering is the tool he uses to help us need him more.

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.

God wrote a book on suffering, and its name is Jesus.

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

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.

Suffering provides the gym equipment on which my faith can be exercised.

No other religion, no other, promises new bodies, hearts, and minds. Only in the gospel of Christ do hurting people find such incredible hope.

Life becomes inspiring, not in spite of the problems and the hard hits, but because of them.

God cares most not about making us comfortable, but about teaching us to hate our transgressions and to grow up spiritually to love him.

There's a big difference between feeling thankful and giving thanks. One response involves emotions, the other, your will. Trusting God has nothing to do with trustful feelings.

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

Suffering is arguably God's choicest tool in shaping the character of Christ in us.

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.

Subdue your heart to match your circumstances.

God lets us continue to feel much of sin's sting through suffering while we're heading for heaven. This constantly reminds us of what we're being delivered from; exposing sin for the poison it is.

There is nothing that moves a loving father's soul quite like his child's cry.

I had to be healed of my desire to be healed.

The success of God's Word in our lives is linked intrinsically to our application of its truth.

God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.

Deny your weakness, and you will never realize God's strength in you.

Faint hearts are encouraged when they read about others who, despite amputation, spinal cord injury, or psychiatric disorders have a vibrant trust and confidence in God.

If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society.

God permits what He hates in order to accomplish something that He loves.

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!

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.

The Bible isn't quick to give answers; it mainly gives the Answer.

My longings are best met when, in prayer, I simply let my heart beat in time with the Lord's.

When we honestly ask God the 'why' question, He doesn't give us answers as much as He gives us Himself.

Only God is capable of telling us what our rights and needs are. You have to surrender that right to Him.