Corrie ten Boom Quotes

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
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Empty Inspirational Life Motivational Strength Worry
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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Decision Goodness Important Yourself
God buries our sins in the depths of the sea and then puts up a sign that reads, “No fishing.”
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God Ourselves Reading Sin
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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Education God Live Ourselves Planning Problem Training
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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God Place Prayer Safety World
Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?
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Choice Deep Prayer
Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.
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Believe Faith Impossible Inspirational See
It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts.
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Ability God Myself
The tree on the mountain takes whatever the weather brings. If it has any choice at all, it is in putting down roots as deeply as possible.”—Each New Day
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Choice Possible Tree
Don’t hold onto anything so tightly that Jesus can’t take it from you.
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Deep Hold On Yourself
A religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be big enough for our needs.
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Enough Need Ourselves Religion Understand World
You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have.
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Learning Need Yourself
When we are powerless to do a thing, it is a great joy that we can come and step inside the ability of Jesus.
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Ability Greatness Power Trust
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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Experience Future God Past Perfection Preparation
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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Faith Life Myself
Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
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Deep Forgiveness Freedom Myself Prison
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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God Prayer Start Yourself
The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.
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Generosity Life
Let God’s promises shine on your problems.
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God Problem Promise Shine Yourself
Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
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Fear Thinking Worry
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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Easy God Let Go Life Loss Yourself
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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Bad Enough God Hands Myself Time
You never so touch the ocean of God’s love as when you forgive and love your enemies.
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Enemy Forgiveness God Love Ocean Touch Yourself
You see, a potter can only mold the clay when it lies completely in his hand. It requires complete surrender.
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Hands Lie Lying Surrender
The safest place to be is in the center of God’s will.
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God Place Safety Willing
Worry is like racing the engine of an automobile without letting in the clutch.
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Control Race Technology Worry
Worry is an old man with bended head, carrying a load of feathers which he thinks are lead.
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Carry. Thinking Man Old Worry

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