Joni Quotes

“Only God is capable of telling us what our rights and needs are. You have to surrender that right to Him.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni: An Unforgettable Story

“But that's the same for everyone if we let society determine our value," Steve explained as he sat down on the piano bench. "We always lose when we evaluate ourselves according to some one else's ideas or standards. And there are as many standards as there are people. A jock measures you by your athletic ability; a student by your brains; a steady by your looks. It's a losing battle," he said, striking a sour piano chord for added emphasis. "We have to forget about what people say or think, and recognize that God's values are the only important ones.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni: An Unforgettable Story

“Probably, I thought, my suffering and training is a lifelong process. It will end only when I go to be with Christ.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni: An Unforgettable Story

“There will, one day, be an existence for us that will be the ultimate in reality and experience, and we can understand this truth only by faith. What we see by faith is true reality.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni: An Unforgettable Story

“Our character is all we have to determine what kind of a being we will be for all eternity. It's what we are that will be tested by fire. Only the qualities of Christ in our character will remain.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni: An Unforgettable Story

“...all the beautiful things that have entered into the heart, mind, eye, and ear. God is saying 'These are nothing compared to what lies ahead.' I still don't know what this means. But I've found that God never places any real emphasis on the present - except as a preparation for the future. We only have a limited sense of reality. This doesn't mean I'm preoccupied with heaven and the hereafter. It just helps me put things into perspective.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni: An Unforgettable Story

“Yet, even the present isn't true reality. There will, one day, be an existence for us that will be the ultimate in reality and experience, and we can understand this truth only by faith. What we see by faith is true reality.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni: An Unforgettable Story by Joni Eareckson Tada

“Steve introduced me to the process of putting God’s Word into practice, of acting on His promises and commands. I would read something in the Bible and consciously say, “This is God’s will.” Intellectually, I understood the meaning of it. Emotionally, I had to put this new truth to the test, to prove it by my own will. “Yes, this is God’s will,” adding, “for me.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni: An Unforgettable Story