We're not the paragons of virtue that we'd all like to think we are. And so, to shatter that myth, God will… — Joni Eareckson Tada Gods will Copy Share Image
When life is rosy, we may slide by with knowing about Jesus, with imitating him and quoting him and speaking of him.… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
Even at the cross, God permitted what he hated - the unjust and agonizing death of his own precious Son - in… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
God wants us to lay our burdens on him and rest in his love. It's his responsibility to work out the purpose… — Joni Eareckson Tada Christian Copy Share Image
Programs, systems and methods sit well in the ivory towers of monasteries or in the wooden arms of icons. Head knowledge comes… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
Faint hearts are encouraged when they read about others who, despite amputation, spinal cord injury, or psychiatric disorders have a vibrant trust… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
Anyone who takes the Bible seriously agrees that God hates suffering. Jesus spent most of his time relieving it. But when being… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
“Remember, Christ willed to be born poor, and He chose disciples who were living, for the most part, in poverty. Christ made… — Joni Eareckson Tada Poor people Copy Share Image
Yes, I pray that my pain might be removed, that it might cease; but more so, I pray for the strength to… — Joni Eareckson Tada Bears Copy Share Image
“. I need a battlefield Jesus at my side down here in the dangerous, often messy trenches of daily life. I need… — Joni Eareckson Tada Daily life Copy Share Image
“The weaker I am, the harder I must lean on God's grace; the harder I lean on him, the stronger I discover… — Joni Eareckson Tada Testimony Copy Share Image
Jesus went without comfort so that you might have it. He postponed joy so that you might share in it. He willingly… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
God lets us continue to feel much of sin's sting through suffering while we're heading for heaven. This constantly reminds us of… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
Alzheimer's disease is never an 'accident' in a marriage. It falls under the purview of God's sovereignty. In the case of someone… — Joni Eareckson Tada Accidents Copy Share Image
When we hurt, God doesn't always give us lots of words; he gives us the Word; the Word made flesh who is… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
If churches around the world would grasp the revolutionary truth that Christ's transforming power always comes through sacrifice and weakness, it would… — Joni Eareckson Tada Around the world 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 Acts of kindness Copy Share Image
I have an interesting perspective on depending on others. I think it gives people a chance to serve. And I'm not so… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
I deal daily with chronic pain and, at times, my pain feels like a lemon that God "squeezes," revealing my sour attitude,… — Joni Eareckson Tada Attitude Copy Share Image
Real satisfaction comes not in understanding God's motives, but in understanding His character, in trusting in His promises, and in leaning on… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
“Tada references the accusation in Jeremiah that the people have forsaken God as Living Water by remembering a hiking trip from her… — Joni Eareckson Tada Fresh water Copy Share Image
Suffering always prompts heart-wrenching questions: if God is good, why would He allow this pain in my life? Is God truly sovereign… — Joni Eareckson Tada Accidents Copy Share Image
None of us, in our culture of comfort, know how to prepare ourselves for dying, but that's what we should do every… — Joni Eareckson Tada Comfort 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… — Joni Eareckson Tada Desire Copy Share Image
