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 BOOMA religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be big enough for our needs.
More Corrie ten Boom Quotes
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Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.
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If God has called you, do not spend time looking over your shoulder to see who is following you.
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Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together.
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Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.
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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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God buries our sins in the depths of the sea and then puts up a sign that reads, “No fishing.”
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When people come up and give me a compliment. I take each remark as if it were a flower. At the end of the day I lift up the bouquet of flowers I have gathered throughout the day and say, ‘Here you are, Lord, it is all Yours.’
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Discernment is God’s call to intercession, never to fault finding.
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Hold loosely to the things of this life, so that if God requires them of you, it will be easy to let them go.
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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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Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?
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You know, eternal life does not start when we go to heaven. It starts the moment you reach out to Jesus. He never turns His back on anyone. And He is waiting for you.
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The safest place to be is in the center of God’s will.
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If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.
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Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.
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