Contentment … has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances. — Joni Eareckson Tada

We rant and rave against God for the evil we have to endure but hardly blink at the evil in our own hearts. — Joni Eareckson Tada

Subdue your heart to match your circumstances. — Joni Eareckson Tada

Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching. — 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. — Joni Eareckson Tada

My longings are best met when, in prayer, I simply let my heart beat in time with the Lord’s. — Joni Eareckson Tada

Amazing, isn’t it, that our prayers…can move the very heart of God who created the universe? — Joni Eareckson Tada

The problem of suffering is not about something but about someone. — Joni Eareckson Tada

God always seems bigger to those who need him most. And suffering is the tool he uses to help us need him more. — Joni Eareckson Tada

The greatest good suffering can do for me is to increase my capacity for God. — Joni Eareckson Tada

God wrote a book on suffering, and its name is Jesus. — Joni Eareckson Tada

Suffering is arguably God’s choicest tool in shaping the character of Christ in us. — Joni Eareckson Tada

Suffering provides the gym equipment on which my faith can be exercised. — Joni Eareckson Tada

We’re not the paragons of virtue that we’d all like to think we are. And so, to shatter that myth, God will use suffering to expose the stuff of which we’re made. — Joni Eareckson Tada

In the Christian faith, God really puts suffering front and center. He doesn’t get squeamish about it. — Joni Eareckson Tada

God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself. — Joni Eareckson Tada

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. — Joni Eareckson Tada

God lets us continue to feel much of sin’s sting through suffering while we’re heading for heaven. This constantly reminds us of what we’re being delivered from; exposing sin for the poison it is. — Joni Eareckson Tada

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

God doesn’t just give us grace; He gives us Jesus, the Lord of grace. — Joni Eareckson Tada

The Bible isn’t quick to give answers; it mainly gives the Answer. — Joni Eareckson Tada

When we honestly ask God the ‘why’ question, He doesn’t give us answers as much as He gives us Himself. — 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 suffering. That’s what helps the most. — Joni Eareckson Tada

True wisdom is found in trusting God when you can’t figure things out. — Joni Eareckson Tada

Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life. — Joni Eareckson Tada

My life goal is to see the world’s one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church. — Joni Eareckson Tada

The success of God’s Word in our lives is linked intrinsically to our application of its truth. — Joni Eareckson Tada

If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society. — Joni Eareckson Tada

Life becomes inspiring, not in spite of the problems and the hard hits, but because of them. — Joni Eareckson Tada

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? — Joni Eareckson Tada

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. — Joni Eareckson Tada