Best 110 quotes of Joni Eareckson Tada on MyQuotes

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

Alzheimer's disease is never an 'accident' in a marriage. It falls under the purview of God's sovereignty. In the case of someone with Alzheimer's, this means God's unconditional and sacrificial love has an opportunity to be even more gloriously displayed in a life together.

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

Americans are nervous; Americans are restless; and what troubles me the most is that Americans are uncharacteristically pessimistic.

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.

Believers are never told to become one; we already are one and are expected to act like it.

Cancer is such a wake-up call to remind us how high the cosmic stakes really are and how short and brief and frail life really is.

Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.

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

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

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.

Even in my despair, I knew in a vague way that the Bible held hope for me in its pages. I just didn't know where to begin.

Every Christian who keeps looking up stretches his heart's capacity for Heaven.

Every time we go to sleep, it's a rehearsal of the day when our eyes will ultimately close and we wake up on the side of eternity.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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

God turns on its head one form of evil - suffering - in order to defeat another form of evil - that is, our transgressions. It happened at the cross, and it occurs in the lives of followers of Christ every day.

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.

God wants us to be a good example to others who are observing us.

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

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

How can we bless at one moment and curse at another?

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.

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

If churches around the world would grasp the revolutionary truth that Christ's transforming power always comes through sacrifice and weakness, it would dramatically alter the landscape of the global church.

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.

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?

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

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

I have an interesting perspective on depending on others. I think it gives people a chance to serve. And I'm not so much big on independence, as I am on interdependence. I'm not talking about co-dependency, I'm talking about giving people the opportunity to practicing love with its sleeves rolled up.

I once read in a Bible commentary that the word "Christian" means "little Christs." What an honor to share Christ's name! We can be bold to call ourselves Christians and bear the stamp of his character and reputation. When people find out the you are a Christian, they should already have an idea of who you are and what you are like simply because you bear such a precious name.

It always helps to know that other parents with special-needs children are surviving, and surviving well.

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.

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

I was in every club and extra-curricular activity at high school, and I was in the National Honor Society.

I wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help me but not so uncontrollable. I longed for His warm presence, times when He seemed more… safe.

Jesus went without comfort so that you might have it. He postponed joy so that you might share in it. He willingly chose isolation so that you might never be alone in your hurt and sorrow. He had no real fellowship so that fellowship might be yours, this moment. This alone is enough cause for great gratitude!

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

Like all good citizens, the elderly and people with disabilities want to eradicate waste and fraud from government, but helping people with special needs meet their basic needs doesn’t fit this description.

Like art, like music, like so many other disciplines, prayer can only be appreciated when you actually spend time in it. Spending time with the Master will elevate your thinking. The more you pray, the more will be revealed. You will appreciate not only the greatness of prayer, but the greatness of God.