Diamonds in the Dust

Name: Diamonds in the Dust
Author: Joni Eareckson Tada

Joni Eareckson Tada

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Chapters 371

TO THOSE WHO ARE MEETING JONI FOR THE FIRST TIME ≈ 3 min
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ≈ 5 min
January 1 A New Thing ≈ 3 min
January 2 Heartfelt, Honest Prayers ≈ 2 min
January 3 Grow in Grace ≈ 2 min
January 4 Exchange the Meaning ≈ 2 min
January 5 Do Not Forget ≈ 3 min
January 6 Magnificent Vision ≈ 3 min
January 7 Feed on Him ≈ 3 min
January 8 Seated with Christ ≈ 2 min
January 9 Sorry, Devil! ≈ 3 min
January 10 A Sacrifice of Praise ≈ 3 min
January 11 A Heavenly Perspective ≈ 2 min
January 12 When Scripture Hurts ≈ 2 min
January 13 A Dozen Ways to Be Miserable ≈ 3 min
January 14 Hunger ≈ 3 min
January 15 Prescription for Weariness ≈ 2 min
January 16 A Kick in the Pants ≈ 2 min
January 17 The Enemy’s Strategy ≈ 2 min
January 18 Jeremy ≈ 3 min
January 19 Supernatural Encouragement ≈ 3 min
January 20 How Much Will It Cost? ≈ 2 min
January 21 Law and Liberty ≈ 2 min
January 22 Jesus, My Friend ≈ 2 min
January 23 Things Above ≈ 2 min
January 24 Heavenly Citizenship ≈ 3 min
January 25 Who’s Stronger? ≈ 3 min
January 26 The Plan Behind the Cross ≈ 3 min
January 27 There’s No Place Like Home ≈ 3 min
January 28 Explanations ≈ 3 min
January 29 Worry ≈ 3 min
January 30 Grieving God’s Heart ≈ 3 min
January 31 Taking Sin Seriously ≈ 2 min
February 1 Faith ≈ 3 min
February 2 A Cure ≈ 3 min
February 3 Dreams ≈ 3 min
February 4 Empowerment ≈ 2 min
February 5 Who’s Behind Suffering? ≈ 3 min
February 6 God Allows Suffering ≈ 2 min
February 7 The Twenty-Third Psalm ≈ 3 min
February 8 The Book of Philippians ≈ 3 min
February 9 Gifts Are to Be Shared ≈ 3 min
February 10 The Joy of the Lord ≈ 3 min
February 11 Betrayal ≈ 3 min
February 12 Security and Significance ≈ 3 min
February 13 What Does God Ask of You? ≈ 3 min
February 14 Love Has to Grow ≈ 3 min
February 15 Would You Like to Be Handicapped? ≈ 2 min
February 16 Fearlessness ≈ 3 min
February 17 Saying Yes to Jesus ≈ 3 min
February 18 Love God ≈ 3 min
February 19 At a Loss for Words ≈ 3 min
February 20 Word of the Father ≈ 2 min
February 21 Whose Side Are You On? ≈ 3 min
February 22 Redefine Happiness ≈ 2 min
February 23 The Lowliest Servant ≈ 3 min
February 24 Two Mountains ≈ 3 min
February 25 Don’t Miss the Obvious ≈ 3 min
February 26 Considering Others ≈ 3 min
February 27 Forgiven and Forgotten Sins ≈ 2 min
February 28 Me Do ≈ 3 min
February 29 Catching Up to Our Calendars ≈ 3 min
March 1 The Good Fight ≈ 3 min
March 2 Come Before God in Purity ≈ 3 min
March 3 A Farm Road in Spring ≈ 3 min
March 4 Take a Longer Look ≈ 3 min
March 5 Love‘s Opposite ≈ 3 min
March 6 Footsteps ≈ 2 min
March 7 Beyond Your Limitations ≈ 3 min
March 8 What’s in a Look? ≈ 3 min
March 9 Forever Friends ≈ 3 min
March 10 The Secret of Contentment ≈ 3 min
March 11 Double Standards ≈ 2 min
March 12 The Person God Uses ≈ 3 min
March 13 No Sea?! ≈ 3 min
March 14 Lent ≈ 3 min
March 15 A Selfish Sacrifice ≈ 3 min
March 16 Me, a Pharisee? Never! ≈ 3 min
March 17 I’m a Christian ≈ 3 min
March 18 Muscles of Faith ≈ 3 min
March 19 Lifting Barbells ≈ 3 min
March 20 Follow Jesus ≈ 3 min
March 21 The Service You Perform ≈ 3 min
March 22 Ups and Downs ≈ 3 min
March 23 A Sneak Preview? ≈ 3 min
March 24 A Calf’s Look at Life ≈ 3 min
March 25 Giving All You’ve Got ≈ 3 min
March 26 Wrong Expectations ≈ 3 min
March 27 You Are God’s Friend If… ≈ 2 min
March 28 Mary Listened ≈ 2 min
March 29 Winter’s End ≈ 3 min
March 30 “You Did It for Me?” ≈ 2 min
March 31 Forsaken Feelings ≈ 3 min
April 1 Jesus’ Pre-Cross Crash Course ≈ 3 min
April 2 God Starts What He Finishes ≈ 3 min
April 3 Sow in Tears ≈ 3 min
April 4 Getting to Know All of God ≈ 3 min
April 5 The Love of Christ ≈ 3 min
April 6 The Dead Shall Rise ≈ 2 min
April 7 The Call to Obey ≈ 3 min
April 8 Faith That Blesses ≈ 2 min
April 9 A Good Soldier ≈ 3 min
April 10 Consider It Pure Joy ≈ 3 min
April 11 Compassion ≈ 3 min
April 12 Me Crucify God? Never! ≈ 3 min
April 13 Will God Give Up on You? ≈ 3 min
April 14 God Rushes to Your Aid ≈ 3 min
April 15 Be a Witness ≈ 2 min
April 16 Unlovely Traits ≈ 3 min
April 17 The Beauty of Grace ≈ 2 min
April 18 Your Big-and-Small World ≈ 3 min
April 19 Praying with Scripture ≈ 2 min
April 20 Sit Where Others Sit ≈ 3 min
April 21 Lover of My Soul ≈ 3 min
April 22 The Fellowship ≈ 2 min
April 23 ALesson from aSprig ≈ 2 min
April 24 Building on the Foundation ≈ 3 min
April 25 Oleanders ≈ 3 min
April 26 Playing Favorites ≈ 3 min
April 27 An Encouraging Word ≈ 2 min
April 28 Fake Fruit…Real Fruit ≈ 3 min
April 29 She Is Not Gone ≈ 2 min
April 30 A Paradox ≈ 3 min
May 1 Satan Schemes, God Redeems ≈ 3 min
May 2 Hide It in Your Heart ≈ 3 min
May 3 His Eye Is on the Sparrow ≈ 2 min
May 4 Gripping Hearts for Heaven ≈ 3 min
May 5 More of Heaven ≈ 2 min
May 6 Rewards ≈ 2 min
May 7 Purify Yourself ≈ 3 min
May 8 Shattered Glass ≈ 3 min
May 9 A Learning Experience ≈ 3 min
May 10 Memorizing ≈ 2 min
May 11 Meditating ≈ 3 min
May 12 Knowing His Name ≈ 3 min
May 13 Be Personal ≈ 3 min
May 14 Yardsticks ≈ 3 min
May 15 A Mother’s Request ≈ 3 min
May 16 I’ll Be Back ≈ 3 min
May 17 The Prayers of Jesus ≈ 3 min
May 18 Who’s the Enemy? ≈ 3 min
May 19 World-Class Praying ≈ 3 min
May 20 Hearts Fully Committed ≈ 2 min
May 21 Living Sacrifices ≈ 2 min
May 22 No Longer a Slave to Sin ≈ 3 min
May 23 Dead to Sin…Alive to God ≈ 3 min
May 24 Being Clothed ≈ 2 min
May 25 Sharing in God’s Nature ≈ 3 min
May 26 The Right Way to Run a Race ≈ 3 min
May 27 Bodybuilding ≈ 2 min
May 28 The Irony of God ≈ 3 min
May 29 Getting Rid of Fear ≈ 3 min
May 30 Memories ≈ 3 min
May 31 Crocuses ≈ 3 min
June 1 Let Go and Let God? ≈ 3 min
June 2 Sitting…Carrying ≈ 3 min
June 3 Crown of Splendor ≈ 3 min
June 4 For God So Loved the World ≈ 3 min
June 5 The Heart of Jesus ≈ 3 min
June 6 Get Ready ≈ 3 min
June 7 Body Parts ≈ 3 min
June 8 Housebroken Sins ≈ 3 min
June 9 Cobweb Problems ≈ 2 min
June 10 True Service ≈ 2 min
June 11 Hidden Sins ≈ 3 min
June 12 A Red Flag! ≈ 3 min
June 13 Pleasure ≈ 2 min
June 14 A Seat at the Banquet ≈ 3 min
June 15 Grace: God’s Initiative ≈ 3 min
June 16 Trust ≈ 2 min
June 17 All Is Well ≈ 3 min
June 18 The Bread of Adversity ≈ 2 min
June 19 Clean Air ≈ 2 min
June 20 Who Are the Elect? ≈ 2 min
June 21 The Real Thing ≈ 3 min
June 22 Life Is Hard ≈ 3 min
June 23 Longings ≈ 3 min
June 24 At War with Spirits ≈ 3 min
June 25 A Heart That Won’t Quit ≈ 3 min
June 26 Language of Love ≈ 3 min
June 27 Vive la Différence! ≈ 2 min
June 28 The African Queen ≈ 3 min
June 29 God Sings ≈ 3 min
June 30 Faith That Pleases ≈ 2 min
July 1 God with a Flannel ≈ 3 min
July 2 The People You Dislike ≈ 2 min
July 3 He Delights over You ≈ 3 min
July 4 Not One Ray of Light ≈ 2 min
July 5 “Jesus…Taking a Stand ≈ 2 min
July 6 “Jesus…After the Anger ≈ 3 min
July 7 What a Friend ≈ 2 min
July 8 Guard Your Words ≈ 3 min
July 9 The School of Obedience ≈ 3 min
July 10 I Want to Go Home ≈ 3 min
July 11 God-Watching ≈ 3 min
July 12 A Taste of Hell ≈ 3 min
July 13 Learning Humility ≈ 3 min
July 14 Shortwave Praying ≈ 2 min
July 15 Restitution ≈ 3 min
July 16 Making Hay ≈ 3 min
July 17 The Faithful God ≈ 2 min
July 18 The Forgetfulness of God ≈ 3 min
July 19 Who’s Important Here? ≈ 3 min
July 20 Change the Things You Can ≈ 3 min
July 21 Infinite Love ≈ 3 min
July 22 Everything…Or Some Things? ≈ 3 min
July 23 Smile, God Likes You ≈ 2 min
July 24 Near the Cross ≈ 2 min
July 25 Vengeance ≈ 2 min
July 26 Glory ≈ 2 min
July 27 Salvation’s Dirty Work ≈ 3 min
July 28 Meekness ≈ 2 min
July 29 Trials and Temptations ≈ 3 min
July 30 Honesty in Heart ≈ 3 min
July 31 Spiritual Warfare ≈ 2 min
August 1 Changing the Subject ≈ 3 min
August 2 God Fulfills His Purpose ≈ 2 min
August 3 God’s Plan for You ≈ 2 min
August 4 Timeless Moments ≈ 3 min
August 5 He Satisfies ≈ 3 min
August 6 For Those Who Search ≈ 3 min
August 7 What’s Fair? ≈ 3 min
August 8 Maps ≈ 3 min
August 9 So You’re Exhausted? ≈ 3 min
August 10 Studying Scripture ≈ 3 min
August 11 Finding God’s Will ≈ 3 min
August 12 Hyssop ≈ 3 min
August 13 Strength to Strength ≈ 3 min
August 14 The Power of God ≈ 3 min
August 15 Names of God ≈ 3 min
August 16 Knowing Christ ≈ 3 min
August 17 Experiencing Christ ≈ 3 min
August 18 The Meaning of Encouragement ≈ 3 min
August 19 His Yoke Is Easy ≈ 3 min
August 20 Precious Moments ≈ 2 min
August 21 A Riddle Made Plain ≈ 3 min
August 22 An Obi of Love ≈ 2 min
August 23 The Fountain ≈ 2 min
August 24 Kneeling ≈ 3 min
August 25 Were You There… ≈ 3 min
August 26 Hard Sayings of Jesus ≈ 3 min
August 27 The Measure of Love ≈ 3 min
August 28 A Breathtaking View of Grace ≈ 3 min
August 29 Conditional Promises ≈ 3 min
August 30 To Love or Not to Love ≈ 2 min
August 31 Habakkuk ≈ 2 min
September 1 Exaggeration ≈ 2 min
September 2 What’s at Stake? ≈ 3 min
September 3 Assurance ≈ 3 min
September 4 Be Joyful in Hope ≈ 3 min
September 5 Limitations ≈ 3 min
September 6 Gifts ≈ 3 min
September 7 Heart Knowledge ≈ 2 min
September 8 Not Getting What We Want ≈ 3 min
September 9 Dry Wastelands ≈ 3 min
September 10 Fences ≈ 3 min
September 11 Hate…But Cling to What Is Good ≈ 3 min
September 12 Losing ≈ 3 min
September 13 We Are Most Like Jesus When… ≈ 3 min
September 14 Number Your Days ≈ 3 min
September 15 Salt ≈ 3 min
September 16 God’s Anger ≈ 3 min
September 17 Obligated to Be Like Us ≈ 2 min
September 18 Crazy Moments ≈ 3 min
September 19 Talking with God ≈ 3 min
September 20 The Messiah Manifesto ≈ 3 min
September 21 Great and Terrible Day of the Lord ≈ 3 min
September 22 Humility ≈ 3 min
September 23 Searching for Sinners ≈ 3 min
September 24 Suffering According to God’s Will ≈ 2 min
September 25 God Gets Emotional ≈ 2 min
September 26 God’s Friends ≈ 3 min
September 27 The Poor Shall Be Rich ≈ 2 min
September 28 Prophesy! ≈ 3 min
September 29 A Vision for Prayer ≈ 3 min
September 30 When All Else Fails ≈ 3 min
October 1 "Spiritual” Activities ≈ 3 min
October 2 Stop and Listen ≈ 3 min
October 3 Cisterns and Springs ≈ 3 min
October 4 Freedom ≈ 2 min
October 5 A Long Obedience ≈ 3 min
October 6 Heaven in the Here and Now ≈ 2 min
October 7 No One Cares As Jesus Cares ≈ 3 min
October 8 The Thought Patrol ≈ 3 min
October 9 Lust ≈ 3 min
October 10 Acorns ≈ 2 min
October 11 Peculiar People ≈ 3 min
October 12 Can Jesus Count on You? ≈ 3 min
October 13 The Written Code ≈ 3 min
October 14 When He Is Easily Lord ≈ 2 min
October 15 You Are an Eagle ≈ 3 min
October 16 The Day of Evil ≈ 3 min
October 17 Know Your Transgressions ≈ 3 min
October 18 I’d Never Do That! ≈ 3 min
October 19 Lip Surgery ≈ 2 min
October 20 Crowns ≈ 3 min
October 21 Oaks of Righteousness ≈ 2 min
October 22 When I Awake ≈ 2 min
October 23 Patience ≈ 3 min
October 24 Hold Lightly Your Blessings ≈ 3 min
October 25 Tears ≈ 3 min
October 26 Reasoning with the Lord ≈ 3 min
October 27 Work and Pray ≈ 3 min
October 28 Tired of Sinning? ≈ 3 min
October 29 Romance Versus Love ≈ 2 min
October 30 Victory Is Mine ≈ 3 min
October 31 No Escape ≈ 3 min
November 1 Shaking the Status Quo ≈ 2 min
November 2 Pray for All the Souls ≈ 3 min
November 3 An Art Lesson ≈ 3 min
November 4 Present-Age Problems ≈ 3 min
November 5 Lofty and Lowly Callings ≈ 2 min
November 6 Triple Trouble ≈ 3 min
November 7 Hungry for Home ≈ 3 min
November 8 God’s Will for Your Life ≈ 3 min
November 9 God’s Prerogative ≈ 3 min
November 10 No Dark Pews! ≈ 3 min
November 11 We Will Shine ≈ 3 min
November 12 Constant Troubles ≈ 3 min
November 13 Our Advocate ≈ 3 min
November 14 Breath of Life ≈ 2 min
November 15 Party Spoiler ≈ 2 min
November 16 In Whose Life Do You Live? ≈ 3 min
November 17 Perspective ≈ 3 min
November 18 Jesus, Son of Man ≈ 2 min
November 19 In the Potter’s Hands ≈ 3 min
November 20 Be Thankful ≈ 3 min
November 21 It Is Well with My Soul ≈ 2 min
November 22 A Good Wife ≈ 3 min
November 23 Stretcher Bearer ≈ 3 min
November 24 Be Still ≈ 3 min
November 25 The Old Lamplighter ≈ 3 min
November 26 All the Wrong Reasons ≈ 3 min
November 27 The Major Problem with Minor Sins ≈ 2 min
November 28 Scaling the High Bar ≈ 3 min
November 29 Where Are the Simons? ≈ 3 min
November 30 Too Much of a Good Thing? ≈ 3 min
December 1 Christ in You ≈ 3 min
December 2 "All Things” As Defined by Paul ≈ 3 min
December 3 Mercy ≈ 3 min
December 4 The World, the Flesh, and the Devil ≈ 3 min
December 5 Rejoice! ≈ 2 min
December 6 Hold God to His Word ≈ 3 min
December 7 Bold Love ≈ 3 min
December 8 I’m Dying to Know… ≈ 3 min
December 9 Sweet Hour of Prayer ≈ 2 min
December 10 There Remains a Rest ≈ 2 min
December 11 Immanuel ≈ 3 min
December 12 He Leads ≈ 3 min
December 13 God’s Omiages ≈ 3 min
December 14 Sin’s Deceitfulness ≈ 3 min
December 15 Serve Wholeheartedly ≈ 2 min
December 16 Post-Blizzard Promise ≈ 2 min
December 17 Two Trees in the Garden ≈ 3 min
December 18 How Good and Pleasant ≈ 2 min
December 19 His Purpose for You ≈ 3 min
December 20 Things That Last ≈ 3 min
December 21 At the Breast of the Lord ≈ 3 min
December 22 God’s Sovereign Timetable ≈ 2 min
December 23 What Child Is This? ≈ 3 min
December 24 Christmas in the Stable ≈ 3 min
December 25 Step Outside ≈ 3 min
December 26 The Day After ≈ 3 min
December 27 Having More Than the Angels ≈ 3 min
December 28 Grandma Grace’s Bible ≈ 3 min
December 29 The Desert of Solitude ≈ 3 min
December 30 In God’s Eyes ≈ 3 min
December 31 Take Inventory ≈ 3 min
Books by Joni Eareckson Tada ≈ 1 min
About the Publisher ≈ 1 min
Share Your Thoughts ≈ 1 min

Author	Joni Eareckson Tada
Language	English
Era	Contemporary
Categories	Devotional
Length	371 chapters · ≈ 16 h 51 min read
Formats	Web Book · EPUB

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