Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.
CORRIE TEN BOOMYou see, a potter can only mold the clay when it lies completely in his hand. It requires complete surrender.
More Corrie ten Boom Quotes
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Don’t hold onto anything so tightly that Jesus can’t take it from you.
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In darkness God’s truth shines most clear.
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If God has shown us bad times ahead, it’s enough for me that He knows about them. That’s why He sometimes shows us things, you know – to tell us that this too is in His hands.
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If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.
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A religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be big enough for our needs.
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The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.
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Forgiveness is not an emotion; it is an act of the will.
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Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.
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I have never met anybody who was sorry that they asked Jesus into their heart.
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Worry is an old man with bended head, carrying a load of feathers which he thinks are lead.
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Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
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You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have.
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Love is the strongest force in the world.
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If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God you’ll be at rest.
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You never so touch the ocean of God’s love as when you forgive and love your enemies.
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