Tune in to hear Joni reflect on finding the Lord while she was young.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. I can look back on my life in a wheelchair with such thanksgiving to God. One thing I’m grateful for is that my spinal cord injury happened when I was still young, only 17 years old. Some would say, “Why are you grateful for that?” Well, consider Lamentations 3:26-28 where it says, “It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.” I’m so glad God afflicted me when I was still young – why? Well, my attitudes were not set in cement; bad character qualities hadn’t yet been cultivated; my values and priorities were still being formed. God was so wise to bring a broken neck my way while I was still young, still forming my convictions, when my heart was still pliable. It’s something powerful to remember if you are young and going through some hardship!