Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.
Joni Eareckson TadaRead
My life goal is to see the world's one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire for the church to support and uplift people with disabilities.
Joni Eareckson Tada articulates her vision of a world where individuals with disabilities are not only accepted but actively encouraged by the church community. This statement emphasizes the importance of inclusivity and support for marginalized groups, particularly those with disabilities, highlighting the church's potential role as a source of empowerment and affirmation.
In practice
This quote can be used during a church service to inspire congregation members to support inclusion.
Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.
...we will stand amazed to see the topside of the tapestry and how God beautifully embroidered each circumstance into a pattern for our good and His glory.
My wheelchair was the key to seeing all this happen—especially since God’s power always shows up best in weakness. So here I sit … glad that I have not been healed on the outside, but glad that I have been healed on the inside. Healed from my own self-centered wants and wishes.
If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society.
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.
Life becomes inspiring, not in spite of the problems and the hard hits, but because of them.
A Warrior knows that a great dream is made up of many different things, just as the light from the sun is the sum of its millions of rays.
There’s nothing better than discovering, to your own astonishment, what you’re meant to do. It’s like falling in love.
I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear.
Go forth in every direction- for the happiness, the harmony, the welfare of the many. Offer your heart, the seeds of understanding, like a lamp overturned and re-lit, illuminating the darkness.
I want to live so that I am truly submitted to the Spirit's leading on a daily basis. Christ said its better for us that the Spirit came and I want to live like that is true. I don't want to keep crawling when I have the ability to fly.
Dreams are hopes, and echoes of hope.
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