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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More Corrie ten Boom Quotes
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If you cannot find time to pray, ask for forgiveness. Ask to be cleansed of the sin of having no time to pray. It could be that Satan is pushing you into too much work so that you cannot take time to pray.
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In the center of a hurricane there is absolute peace and quiet. There is no safer place than in the center of the will of God.
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If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.
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The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy.
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If a bird is flying for pleasure, it flies with the wind, but if it meets danger it turns and faces the wind, in order that it may rise higher.
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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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If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.
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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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If all things are possible with God, then all things are possible to him who believes in Him.
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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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We can’t solve problems for others. We can introduce them to the Lord.
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When you want to work for God start a committee. When you want to work with God start a prayer group
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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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What a sad mistake we sometimes make when we think that God only cares about Christians.
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Four marks of true repentance are: acknowledgement of wrong, willingness to confess it, willingness to abandon it, and willingness to make restitution.
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When I try, I fail. When I trust, He succeeds.
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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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God buries our sins in the depths of the sea and then puts up a sign that reads, “No fishing.”
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If you have an important decision to make, or even a small one, it is good to make your decision with the guidance of the Lord.
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Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.
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There are no ‘ifs’ in God’s Kingdom. His timing is perfect. His will is our hiding place. Lord Jesus, keep me in Your will! Don’t let me go mad by poking about outside it.
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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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Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
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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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God, make me willing to be made willing.
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