Suffering provides the gym equipment on which my faith can be exercised. — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
The problem of suffering is not about something but about someone. — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
In the Christian faith, God really puts suffering front and center. He doesn't get squeamish about it. — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
Each one of us is God's special work of art. Through us, He teaches and inspires, delights and encourages, informs and uplifts… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
Faith means being sure of what we hope for now. It means knowing something is real, this moment, all around you, even… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
Faith isn't the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It's simply taking God at His Word and taking… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
God always seems bigger to those who need him most. And suffering is the tool he uses to help us need him… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
One problem I have with faith-healing is that it tends to be focused only on the physical aspect of healing. But Jesus… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
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.… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
God is more concerned with conforming me to the likeness of His Son than leaving me in my comfort zones. God is… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
True, God hates Alzheimer's, spinal cord injury, mental illness, autism, and the rest (these conditions are all symptoms of the Fall). Yet… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
The Christian faith is meant to be lived moment by moment. It isn't some broad, general outline--it's a long walk with a… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
God uses suffering to purge sin from our lives, strengthen our commitment to Him, force us to depend on grace, bind us… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
“By the time our conversation ended last night, Hannah had taken a huge turn. She learned that the doubts, fears, and self-centeredness… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
“Yes, faith is vital to everything, and “without faith it is impossible to please Him.” But faith’s focus must always be Jesus… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
“Joni discovered the best way to put the halter on her horse without being animal resisting and fleeing was to turn her back until… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
When life is rosy, we may slide by with knowing about Jesus, with imitating him and quoting him and speaking of him. But only… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
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… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God. — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
What a way to learn great theology! That's what comes to mind whenever I sing one of those old hymns. "And Can It Be"… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
The success of God's Word in our lives is linked intrinsically to our application of its truth. — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
No other religion, no other, promises new bodies, hearts, and minds. Only in the gospel of Christ do hurting people find such incredible hope. — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
“Tada references the accusation in Jeremiah that the people have forsaken God as Living Water by remembering a hiking trip from her younger days.… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
Thankfully, God brought wise Christian friends alongside to help me discover life-transforming precepts in his Word. — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
The Bible is replete with commands to persevere, especially in the face of injustice. — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
Many good Christians are confused about complex social issues of our day, such as doctor-assisted death or medical research which uses stem cells from… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
God is more concerned with conforming me to the likeness of His Son than leaving me in my comfort zones. God is more interested… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share
