Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

When we say yes to the grace of God, we are learning how to die.

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

The problem of suffering is not about something but about someone.

— Joni Eareckson Tada

Even in my despair, I knew in a vague way that the Bible held hope for me in its pages. I just…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

Now, most people who suffer realize that the Bible contains answers for their plight; they just don't know where to look.

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

My life goal is to see the world's one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church.

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

“Referencing 2 Corinthians 4:6, Robert Hewitt compares jars of clay in the first century to the same value we would put on…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

Most of the verses written about praise in God’s Word were voiced by people who were faced with crushing heartaches, injustice, treachery,…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

Like all good citizens, the elderly and people with disabilities want to eradicate waste and fraud from government, but helping people with…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

Take those road hazards- the potholes, ruts, detours, and all the rest- as evidence that you were on the right route. It's…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

Oh, my goodness, when you're a mother and you just give birth to a child with spina bifida and - or Down's…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

God turns on its head one form of evil - suffering - in order to defeat another form of evil - that…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

I wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

Well, painting is the one thing I do, that is just me. It's me and easels, and the pencils. And as long…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

The truth of the matter is, Satan and God may want the exact same event to take place - but for different…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

“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

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

If God brings our pets back to life, it wouldn't surprise me. It would be just like Him. It would be totally…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

“But that's the same for everyone if we let society determine our value," Steve explained as he sat down on the piano…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

“Here at our ministry we refuse to present a picture of “gentle Jesus, meek and mild,” a portrait that tugs at your…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

“When asked about her involvements, Joni most often refers to her work at JAF Ministries, including Wheels for the World—a program through…

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“That truth set me free, along with other truths like leaning daily on God’s grace and realizing that God’s children are never…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

“The face that Moses had begged to see – was forbidden to see – was slapped bloody (Exodus 33:19-20) The thorns that…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

“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

“Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

“into art or music, how about that exhilarating moment when, during the 1982 Winter Olympics, the U.S. hockey team pulverized the Russians?…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada