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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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Joni Eareckson Tada
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 15
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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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A broken life in the hands of God is ripe for blessing.
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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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I wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help me but not so uncontrollable. I longed for His warm presence, times when He seemed more… safe.
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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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He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.
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