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A broken life in the hands of God is ripe for blessing.
Joni Eareckson Tada
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Joni Eareckson Tada
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 15
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Like art, like music, like so many other disciplines, prayer can only be appreciated when you actually spend time in it. Spending time with the Master will elevate your thinking. The more you pray, the more will be revealed. You will appreciate not only the greatness of prayer, but the greatness of God.
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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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Deny your weakness, and you will never realize God's strength in you.
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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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God wrote a book on suffering, and its name is Jesus.
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The best we can hope for in this life is a knothole peek at the shining realities ahead. Yet a glimpse is enough. It's enough to convince our hearts that whatever sufferings and sorrow currently assail us aren't worthy of comparison to that which waits over the horizon.
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God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.
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I deal daily with chronic pain and, at times, my pain feels like a lemon that God squeezes, revealing my sour attitude, peevish spirit, and tendency to complain or grumble. Did not God use my pain to expose my sin, I might - like many of us - not be aware of the sin of which I'm capable.
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Real satisfaction comes not in understanding God's motives, but in understanding His character, in trusting in His promises, and in leaning on Him and resting in Him as the Sovereign who knows what He is doing and does all things well.
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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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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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Suffering provides the gym equipment on which my faith can be exercised.
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Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.
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Contentment ... has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.
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Only God is capable of telling us what our rights and needs are. You have to surrender that right to Him.
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