Joni Eareckson Tada Quotations

I once read in a Bible commentary that the word "Christian" means "little Christs." What an honor to share Christ's name! We can be bold to call ourselves Christians and bear the stamp of his character and reputation. When people find out the you are a Christian, they should already have an idea of who you are and what you are like simply because you bear such a precious name.

Every Christian who keeps looking up stretches his heart's capacity for Heaven.

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.

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.

The times we find ourselves having to wait on others may be the perfect opportunities to train ourselves to wait on the Lord.

This is the only time in history when I get to fight for God. This is the only part of my eternal story when I am actually in the battle. Once I die, I’ll be in celebration mode in a glorified body in a whole different set of circumstances. But this is my limited window of opportunity, and I’m going to fight the good fight for all I’m worth.

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.

God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.

God wrote a book on suffering, and its name is Jesus.

Only God is capable of telling us what our rights and needs are. You have to surrender that right to Him.