The God I Love Quotes

“Sometimes God allows what he hates to accomplish what he loves.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, The God I Love

“Maybe the truly handicapped people are the ones that don't need God as much.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus

“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, The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus

“True wisdom is found in trusting God when you can't figure things out.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus

“I wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help me but not so uncontrollable. I longed for His warm presence, times when He seemed more… safe.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus

“I'd learned that you can't wear a crown unless you bear a cross - that if our Savior had learned obedience through suffering, we should expect the same.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus

“The more righteous God appeared, the more resentful I became.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus

“Joni discovered the best way to put the halter on her horse without being animal resisting and fleeing was to turn her back until he nuzzled up to her. At that point, she could slip the halter on. Just so, she surmises, sometimes God waits for us to turn our backs on what we desire most and to trust Him.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus

“True wisdom is found ins trusting God when you can't figure things out.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus

“Here in the sub-Sahara, it seemed that the weaker people were, the harder they had to lean on God - and the harder they leaned on him, the greater their joy.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus

“learned that you can’t wear a crown unless you bear a cross — that if our Savior had learned obedience through suffering, we should expect the same.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, The God I Love: A Memoir