Diamonds in the Dust Quotes

“Your heart, mind, hands and feet are stamped with the imprint of the Creator. Little wonder that the Devil wants you to be ashamed of your body.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Diamonds in the Dust: 366 Sparkling Devotions

“It’s simply a matter of faith—faith to observe God’s hand in absolutely everything that happens. Faith to believe that the flashing wings of a blue jay fluttering across the yard is a gift orchestrated personally by the Lord.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Diamonds in the Dust: 366 Sparkling Devotions

“To hunger is to be human, but to hunger for God is to feed on Him. Hunger and thirst after His righteousness and feed on Him in your heart. Taste and see that the Lord is good; it is He who will fill you to satisfaction.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Diamonds in the Dust: 366 Sparkling Devotions

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― Joni Eareckson Tada, Diamonds in the Dust: 366 Sparkling Devotions

“When our motivation to obey becomes an oppressive pressure to do the right thing, to do what’s expected of us as Christians, then it breeds serious problems. Obedience that is only seen as rule-keeping ruins the love relationship between us and the Lord. Why? Even though the rules may be biblically based, we will end up obeying them rather than God. Concern with the letter of the law will cause us to lose the spirit of love.”
― Joni Eareckson Tada, Diamonds in the Dust: 366 Sparkling Devotions