Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni Eareckson Tadais an evangelical Christian, author, radio host, and founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth15 October 1949
CountryUnited States of America
christian attitude people
God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.
ivory-tower icons suffering
Programs, systems and methods sit well in the ivory towers of monasteries or in the wooden arms of icons. Head knowledge comes from the pages of a theology text. But the invitation to know God - truly know Him - is always an invitation to suffer. Not to suffer alone, but to suffer with Him.
safe helping enough
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.
heart character son
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.
stronger chronic-pain harder
The weaker we feel, the harder we lean on God. And the harder we lean the stronger we grow.
faith believe long
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.
heart needs embrace
Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.
faith religious suffering
God always seems bigger to those who need him most. And suffering is the tool he uses to help us need him more.
pain book nouns
The Psalms wrap nouns and verbs around our pain better than any other book.
mistake father matter
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.
christian kindness real
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 real Person. Details count: passing thoughts, small sacrifices, a few encouraging words, little acts of kindness, brief victories over nagging sins.
want gazing problem
I want to stay in the habit of 'glancing' at my problems and 'gazing' at my Lord.
pain intense embrace
He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.
prayer heart longing
My longings are best met when, in prayer, I simply let my heart beat in time with the Lord's.