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Christian quadriplegic writes about faith amid suffering
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Christian quadriplegic writes about faith amid sufferingAssociated Press - 2/21/2009 4:05:00 AM
Christian author and broadcaster Joni Eareckson Tada has some advice for others suffering through hard times.
Tada, who's been a quadriplegic since breaking her neck in a 1967 diving accident, says she's also been bedridden most of the past year with chronic pain.
In a CDR Radio interview, she admitted that she felt "horror" at being unable to turn over or even move to relieve her pain. But she said that suffering has brought her closer to Jesus Christ -- a suffering Savior who's ready to hear even the most anguished, angry complaints.
"God's wisdom, true Godly wisdom is trusting God even when you can't figure things out," she contends. "We need to remember God's faithfulness, remember His goodness, remember the times when He's seen us through, remember those fresh mountaintop experiences. Don't forget them. And that orients us back to His Word that tells us to believe what we once believed in the light."
Tada says she has been crying out to God in the past year.
"'Lord, here I am, a quadriplegic. Come on, isn't this enough? Forty years of this stuff. This isn't easy. And here you are laying on chronic pain? You mean I've got to be a quadriplegic and also be in pain and not be able to turn at night?'" she admits. "Take your anger to God. Engage Him head-on," Tada counsels. "Don’t walk away from Him with your questions, but go to Him and you'll find a compassionate Savior who is more than willing to take on your anger and answer your questions."
Her new book is titled A Lifetime of Wisdom.
www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=425966
Christian quadriplegic writes about faith amid sufferingAssociated Press - 2/21/2009 4:05:00 AM
Christian author and broadcaster Joni Eareckson Tada has some advice for others suffering through hard times.
Tada, who's been a quadriplegic since breaking her neck in a 1967 diving accident, says she's also been bedridden most of the past year with chronic pain.
In a CDR Radio interview, she admitted that she felt "horror" at being unable to turn over or even move to relieve her pain. But she said that suffering has brought her closer to Jesus Christ -- a suffering Savior who's ready to hear even the most anguished, angry complaints.
"God's wisdom, true Godly wisdom is trusting God even when you can't figure things out," she contends. "We need to remember God's faithfulness, remember His goodness, remember the times when He's seen us through, remember those fresh mountaintop experiences. Don't forget them. And that orients us back to His Word that tells us to believe what we once believed in the light."
Tada says she has been crying out to God in the past year.
"'Lord, here I am, a quadriplegic. Come on, isn't this enough? Forty years of this stuff. This isn't easy. And here you are laying on chronic pain? You mean I've got to be a quadriplegic and also be in pain and not be able to turn at night?'" she admits. "Take your anger to God. Engage Him head-on," Tada counsels. "Don’t walk away from Him with your questions, but go to Him and you'll find a compassionate Savior who is more than willing to take on your anger and answer your questions."
Her new book is titled A Lifetime of Wisdom.