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God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.

Joni Eareckson Tada

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Joni Eareckson Tada
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 15
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There's a big difference between feeling thankful and giving thanks. One response involves emotions, the other, your will. Trusting God has nothing to do with trustful feelings.
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My life goal is to see the world's one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church.
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Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.
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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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Thats what I love about serving God. In His eyes, there are no little people...because there are no big people. We are all on the same playing field
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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 the landscape of the global church.
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When we say yes to the grace of God, we are learning how to die.
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The problem of suffering is not about something but about someone.
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The Bible is replete with commands to persevere, especially in the face of injustice.
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Thankfully, God brought wise Christian friends alongside to help me discover life-transforming precepts in his Word.
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Anyone who takes the Bible seriously agrees that God hates suffering. Jesus spent most of his time relieving it. But when being healed becomes the only goal - 'I'm not letting go until I get what I want' - it's a problem.
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God wrote a book on suffering, and its name is Jesus.
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Now, most people who suffer realize that the Bible contains answers for their plight they just don't know where to look.
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God wants us to be a good example to others who are observing us.
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Well, painting is the one thing I do, that is just me. It's me and easels, and the pencils. And as long as I don't drool too much over the canvas, the colors come out pretty good. And it's a chance to express all that I've got inside, that I sometimes keep hidden. And I think that's why I paint big broad, wide open landscapes.
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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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Suffering is arguably God's choicest tool in shaping the character of Christ in us.
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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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Deny your weakness, and you will never realize God's strength in you.
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One of the most wonderful things about knowing God is that there’s always so much more to know, so much more to discover. Just when we least expect it, He intrudes into our neat and tidy notions about who He is and how He works.
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