Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
CORRIE TEN BOOMWhat wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.
More Corrie ten Boom Quotes
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It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts.
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Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
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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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If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.
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Nobody can take away from you those texts from the Bible which you have learned by heart.
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Let God’s promises shine on your problems.
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Jesus did not promise to change the circumstances around us. He promised great peace and pure joy to those who would learn to believe that God actually controls all things.
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We must mirror God’s love in the midst of a world full of hatred. We are the mirrors of God’s love, so we may show Jesus by our lives.
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There are no ‘if’s’ in God’s world. And no places that are safer than other places. The center of His will is our only safety – let us pray that we may always know it!
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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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The school of life offers some difficult courses, but it is in the difficult class that one learns the most.
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If all things are possible with God, then all things are possible to him who believes in Him.
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This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.
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There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.
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Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
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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.
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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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The safest place to be is in the center of God’s will.
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You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have.
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Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.
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In order to realize the worth of the anchor we need to feel the stress of the storm.
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The devil smiles when we are up to our ears in work, but he trembles when we pray.
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Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know, by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown.
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The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.
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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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What a sad mistake we sometimes make when we think that God only cares about Christians.
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