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.
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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The safest place to be is in the center of God’s will.
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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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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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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 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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Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it.
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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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The amount of God’s love is unlimited, but we only receive as much as we use.
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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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When I try, I fail. When I trust, He succeeds.
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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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God never measures the mind. He always put His tape measure in the HEART
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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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There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still.
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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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