The Stakes Are Higher than You Think

Sept. 24, 2010 Joni Eareckson Tada

Prepare to be deeply moved as Joni Eareckson Tada paints a picture of the unseen world and all that is at stake in the throes of your suffering. Be encouraged that your battle is not insignificant. Rather, your life is a cosmic field of warfare, where the stakes are about as high and universal as you can get!

Running Time: 27 minutes

Transcript

Joni Eareckson Tada: Hi friends, and thank you for letting me bring you my message today through this DVD. I was so looking forward to being with you for the Indianapolis True Woman Conference, but breast cancer has a way of ambushing the best of plans. When I was diagnosed back in June, never did I realize the extent to which chemotherapy would change so many things.

But hey, I'm big on God's sovereignty. I have every confidence that somehow my absence will only add to the message that the Lord Jesus has put on my heart. So I want to thank Nancy Leigh DeMoss and the entire Revive Our Hearts' team for inviting me to speak with you today even from this distance. You know what? If you keep your eyes on the big screen and don't be looking at the platform, it will seem like I'm right there …

About the Speaker

Joni Eareckson Tada

Joni Eareckson Tada

Joni Eareckson Tada is the Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, an international ministry that promotes Christian ministry in the disability community. Joni hosts the short-feature radio program Joni and Friends and has written over fifty books. She is the recipient of the Gold Medallion Lifetime Achievement and has been inducted into the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Joni and her husband, Ken, make their home in California.