Only God is capable of telling us what our rights and needs are. You have to surrender that right to Him.
Joni Eareckson TadaSuffering is arguably God's choicest tool in shaping the character of Christ in us.
Joni Eareckson TadaMy wheelchair was the key to seeing all this happenโespecially since Godโs power always shows up best in weakness. So here I sit โฆ 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.
Joni Eareckson TadaGod 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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