Top 100 Joni Eareckson Tada Quotes (2024 Update)

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

2. “Nothing is a surprise to God; nothing is a setback to His plans; nothing can thwart His purposes; and nothing is beyond His control.”

— Joni Eareckson Tada

3. “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.”

— Joni Eareckson Tada

4. “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.”

— Joni Eareckson Tada

5. “Sometimes God allows what he hates to accomplish what he loves.”

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6. “When life is rosy, we may slide by with knowing about Jesus, with imitating him and quoting him and speaking of him. But only in suffering will we know Jesus.”

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7. “He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.”

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8. “Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.”

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9. “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.”

— Joni Eareckson Tada

10. “God deliberately chooses weak, suffering and unlikely candidates to get His work done, so that in the end, the glory goes to God and not to the person.”

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11. “A broken life in the hands of God is ripe for blessing.”

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12. “The weaker we feel, the harder we lean on God. And the harder we lean the stronger we grow.”

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13. “Yes, I pray that my pain might be removed, that it might cease; but more so, I pray for the strength to bear it, the grace to benefit from it, and the devotion to offer it up to God as a sacrifice of praise.”

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14. “If you had never known physical pain in your life, how could you appreciate the nail scarred hands with which Jesus Christ will meet you?”

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15. “Love is extravagant in the price it is willing to pay, the time it is willing to give, the hardships it is willing to endure, and the strength it is willing to spend. Love never thinks in terms of “how little,” but always in terms of “how much.” Love gives, love knows, and love lasts.”

— Joni Eareckson Tada

16. “God doesn’t just give us grace; He gives us Jesus, the Lord of grace.”

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17. “Each one of us is God’s special work of art. Through us, He teaches and inspires, delights and encourages, informs and uplifts all those who view our lives.”

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18. “Deny your weakness, and you will never realize God’s strength in you.”

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19. “Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.”

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20. “There is nothing that moves a loving father’s soul quite like his child’s cry.”

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21. “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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22. “God is more concerned with conforming me to the likeness of His Son than leaving me in my comfort zones. God is more interested in inward qualities than outward circumstances – things like refining my faith, humbling my heart, cleaning up my thought life and strengthening my character.”

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

24. “There’s a big difference between feeling thankful and giving thanks. One response involves emotions, the other, your will. Trusting God has nothing to do with trustful feelings.”

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25. “If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society.”

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26. “Believers are never told to become one; we already are one and are expected to act like it.”

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27. “AS a matter of fact, God isn’t asking you to be thankful. He’s asking you to give thanks. There’s a big difference. One response involves emotions, the other your choices, your decisions about a situation, your intent, your ’step of faith.”

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28. “Suffering provides the gym equipment on which my faith can be exercised.”

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29. “Life becomes inspiring, not in spite of the problems and the hard hits, but because of them.”

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30. “The Psalms wrap nouns and verbs around our pain better than any other book.”

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31. “Gradually, the unthinkable becomes tolerable, then acceptable, then legal, then praised.”

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32. “It is a glorious thing to know that your Father God makes no mistakes in directing or permitting that which crosses the path of your life. It is the glory of God to conceal a matter. It is our glory to trust Him, no matter what.”

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33. “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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34. “In the Christian faith, God really puts suffering front and center. He doesn’t get squeamish about it.”

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35. “I want to stay in the habit of ‘glancing’ at my problems and ‘gazing’ at my Lord.”

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36. “God wants us to be a good example to others who are observing us.”

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37. “The hallmark of a healthy society has always been measured by how it cares for the disadvantaged.”

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38. “The greatest good suffering can do for me is to increase my capacity for God.”

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39. “What an encouragement to realize that God has reserved you and me for a special task in His great work. In His hands we’re not only useful, but priceless.”

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40. “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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41. “One of the most wonderful things about knowing God is that there’s always so much more to know, so much more to discover. Just when we least expect it, He intrudes into our neat and tidy notions about who He is and how He works.”

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42. “When we say yes to the grace of God, we are learning how to die.”

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43. “I had to be healed of my desire to be healed.”

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44. “Oh, my goodness, when you’re a mother and you just give birth to a child with spina bifida and – or Down’s Syndrome or cerebral palsy, there’s a bit of a shock you’re going to have to go through, a bit of an adjustment curve.”

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45. “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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46. “God always seems bigger to those who need him most. And suffering is the tool he uses to help us need him more.”

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47. “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.”

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48. “My longings are best met when, in prayer, I simply let my heart beat in time with the Lord’s.”

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49. “Cancer is such a wake-up call to remind us how high the cosmic stakes really are and how short and brief and frail life really is.”

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50. “The problem of suffering is not about something but about someone.”

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