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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.
Joni Eareckson Tada
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Joni Eareckson Tada
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 15
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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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God permits what He hates in order to accomplish something that He loves.
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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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I'd rather be in this wheelchair knowing God than on my feet without him.
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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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My longings are best met when, in prayer, I simply let my heart beat in time with the Lord's.
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True, God hates Alzheimer's, spinal cord injury, mental illness, autism, and the rest (these conditions are all symptoms of the Fall). Yet he permits these things to accomplish something far more precious in our lives: patience, endurance, compassion for others who hurt, and refined faith and trust in God, to name a few.
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Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.
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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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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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My life goal is to see the world's one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church.
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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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Americans are nervous Americans are restless and what troubles me the most is that Americans are uncharacteristically pessimistic.
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God wants us to be a good example to others who are observing us.
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I had to be healed of my desire to be healed.
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Suffering provides the gym equipment on which my faith can be exercised.
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God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.
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When we say yes to the grace of God, we are learning how to die.
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When we honestly ask God the 'why' question, He doesn't give us answers as much as He gives us 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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