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The problem of suffering is not about something but about someone.

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Joni Eareckson Tada
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 15
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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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The Bible isn't quick to give answers it mainly gives the Answer.
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God turns on its head one form of evil - suffering - in order to defeat another form of evil - that is, our transgressions. It happened at the cross, and it occurs in the lives of followers of Christ every day.
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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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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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The Christian faith is meant to be lived moment by moment. It isn't some broad, general outline--it's a long walk with a real Person. Details count: passing thoughts, small sacrifices, a few encouraging words, little acts of kindness, brief victories over nagging sins.
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When we hurt, God doesn't always give us lots of words he gives us the Word the Word made flesh who is intimately acquainted with our grief and suffering. That's what helps the most.
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There is nothing that moves a loving father's soul quite like his child's cry.
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Subdue your heart to match your circumstances.
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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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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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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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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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He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.
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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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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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Faith isn't the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It's simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step.
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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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