184 Quotes by Joni Eareckson Tada

No other religion, no other, promises new bodies, hearts, and minds. Only in the gospel of Christ do hurting people find such incredible hope.

I want to stay in the habit of 'glancing' at my problems and 'gazing' at my Lord.

I’d rather be in this wheelchair knowing God than on my feet without him.

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.

Maybe the truly handicapped people are the ones that don’t need God as much.

Every time we go to sleep, it’s a rehearsal of the day when our eyes will ultimately close and we wake up on the side of eternity.

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.

God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives. Felt weakness deepens dependency on Christ for strength each day. The weaker we feel, the harder we lean. And the harder we lean, the stronger we grow spiritually, even while our bodies waste away.

This sin-stained planet would have ripped apart at the seams long ago were it not for the restraining hand of God.