God has plans, not problems for our lives. The life of a Christian is an education for a higher service. God is training you for something.
CORRIE TEN BOOMWhen 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.’
More Corrie ten Boom Quotes
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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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Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.
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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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Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
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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.
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Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
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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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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 see, a potter can only mold the clay when it lies completely in his hand. It requires complete surrender.
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I have experienced His presence in the deepest hell that man can create. I have really tested the promises of the Bible, and believe me, you can count on them.
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The amount of God’s love is unlimited, but we only receive as much as we use.
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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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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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God buries our sins in the depths of the sea and then puts up a sign that reads, “No fishing.”
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Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
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