Real satisfaction comes not in understanding God's motives, but in understanding His character, in trusting in His promises, and in leaning on Him an…

- Joni Eareckson Tada

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 th…

- Joni Eareckson Tada

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 t…

- Joni Eareckson Tada

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

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

- Joni Eareckson Tada

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

- Joni Eareckson Tada

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

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 suf…

- Joni Eareckson Tada

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 …

- Joni Eareckson Tada