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Joni EarecksonTada

2024/10/10
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Joni Eareckson Tada:作为一名53年轮椅使用者,两次战胜癌症,并长期忍受慢性疼痛,Joni分享了她如何在痛苦中信靠上帝,并从中找到安慰和盼望。她强调了相信上帝的应许,并将其作为克服痛苦的力量源泉。她认为,即使在最艰难的时刻,耶稣依然与她同在,并赋予她力量去服侍他人。她将每天视为投资永恒的机会,并通过行动、言语和思想来扩展她在天堂的喜乐和事奉能力。她鼓励人们要超越平庸的眼光,专注于天堂的永恒,并努力扩展自己在天堂的喜乐容量。她还分享了Joni and Friends事工的扩展,包括实习项目以及对残疾人家庭的关怀。她认为事工的成功并非依赖于她个人,而是依赖于福音的传播和对上帝主权的坚持。她从那些在逆境中坚持信仰的残疾人身上获得灵感,并与他们一起组建了一个名为“Joni's Pain Pals”的私人脸书群组互相鼓励。她认为照顾残疾人的护理人员是在服侍耶稣,并通过服务积累了永恒的喜乐。尽管因疼痛无法继续绘画,但她通过语音激活软件获得了新的自由和独立,并从中看到了上帝的恩典。 Wayne Shepherd:Wayne作为访谈主持人,引导Joni分享她的生命故事和事工,并就一些关键问题进行深入探讨。他表达了对Joni的敬佩和赞赏,并肯定了Joni and Friends事工的意义和影响。

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Joni shares how she maintains her strength and motivation through her faith in God's promises and the belief that every day is an opportunity to invest in eternal rewards.
  • Joni uses a mantra from 2 Peter 3:8 to view each day as an opportunity to invest in eternal rewards.
  • She verbalizes God's promises to overcome pain and challenges, seeing it as a way to engage with God and receive His help.
  • Joni aspires to stretch her soul's capacity to believe God more, aiming for a 'tanker-sized truck full of capacity for enjoying God in eternity'.

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Upon the occasion of her 75th birthday being celebrated this weekend in California, we are re-airing this 2020 program with Joni Eareckson Tada talking with Wayne Shepherd about her story and ministry. (click for more)This weekend in California, Joni Eareckson Tada) has invited friends to join her in a celebration of her 75th birthday. A quadriplegic herself, Joni is the Founder of Joni and Friends) which since 1979 has committed to reaching and serving people with disabilities with practical help and the saving love of Jesus.

As an author, speaker, and artist, Joni is loved the world over for her compassion for those with disabilities. Her own experience of living with pain, coupled with a deep relationship with God and His Word, gives Joni a platform to speak into the lives of hurting people everywhere.

This personal FIRST PERSON interview took place in 2020 during the annual National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville and is being released again on her 75 birthday. Happy Birthday, Joni!

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