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Suffering provides the gym equipment on which my faith can be exercised.
Joni Eareckson Tada
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Joni Eareckson Tada
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 15
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God always seems bigger to those who need him most. And suffering is the tool he uses to help us need him more.
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I'd rather be in this wheelchair knowing God than on my feet without him.
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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.
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If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society.
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God's purpose in increasing our trials is to sensitize us to people we never would have been able to relate to otherwise.
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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!
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What an encouragement to realize that God has reserved you and me for a special task in His great work. In His hands we're not only useful, but priceless.
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My longings are best met when, in prayer, I simply let my heart beat in time with the Lord's.
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The Bible is replete with commands to persevere, especially in the face of injustice.
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Love is extravagant in the price it is willing to pay, the time it is willing to give, the hardships it is willing to endure, and the strength it is willing to spend. Love never thinks in terms of how little, but always in terms of how much. Love gives, love knows, and love lasts.
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There is nothing that moves a loving father's soul quite like his child's cry.
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God permits what He hates in order to accomplish something that He loves.
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Even at the cross, God permitted what he hated - the unjust and agonizing death of his own precious Son - in order to accomplish something he prized above his own Son's cruel death that is, salvation for a world of sinners. So the world's worst murder becomes the world's only salvation.
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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.
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...we will stand amazed to see the topside of the tapestry and how God beautifully embroidered each circumstance into a pattern for our good and His glory.
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I had to be healed of my desire to be healed.
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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.
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Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.
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Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.
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