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The times we find ourselves having to wait on others may be the perfect opportunities to train ourselves to wait on the Lord.

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Joni Eareckson Tada
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 15
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The Bible is replete with commands to persevere, especially in the face of injustice.
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God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.
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I have an interesting perspective on depending on others. I think it gives people a chance to serve. And I'm not so much big on independence, as I am on interdependence. I'm not talking about co-dependency, I'm talking about giving people the opportunity to practicing love with its sleeves rolled up.
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The hallmark of a healthy society has always been measured by how it cares for the disadvantaged.
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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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Americans are nervous Americans are restless and what troubles me the most is that Americans are uncharacteristically pessimistic.
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My wheelchair was the key to seeing all this happen—especially since God’s power always shows up best in weakness. So here I sit … glad that I have not been healed on the outside, but glad that I have been healed on the inside. Healed from my own self-centered wants and wishes.
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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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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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Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.
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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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Thankfully, God brought wise Christian friends alongside to help me discover life-transforming precepts in his Word.
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My weakness, that is, my quadriplegia, is my greatest asset because it forces me into the arms of Christ every single morning when I get up.
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A broken life in the hands of God is ripe for blessing.
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Faith means being sure of what we hope for now. It means knowing something is real, this moment, all around you, even when you don't see it.
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Most of the verses written about praise in God’s Word were voiced by people who were faced with crushing heartaches, injustice, treachery, slander, and scores of other difficult situations.
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Maybe the truly handicapped people are the ones that don't need God as much.
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