Corrie Ten Boom Quotes
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Children need the wisdom of their elders; the aging need the encouragement of a child's exuberance.
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When you are covered by His wings, it can get pretty dark.
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Forgiveness to letting go of a bell rope. If you have ever seen a country church with a bell in the steeple, you will remember that to get the bell ringing you have to tug awhile. Once it has begun to ring, you merely maintain the momentum. As long as you keep pulling, the bell keeps ringing. Forgiveness is letting go of the rope. It is just that simple. But when you do so, the bell keeps ringing. Momentum is still at work. However, if you keep your hands off the rope, the bell will begin to slow and eventually stop.
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Some knowledge is too heavy for children. When you are older and stronger, you can bear it. For now you must trust me to carry it for you. And I was satisfied. More than satisfied--wonderfully at peace. There were answers to mmy hard questions--for now, I was content to leave them in my father's keeping.
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When we are on the beach we only see a small part of the ocean. However, we know that there is much more beyond the horizon. We only see a small part of God's great love, a few jewels of His great riches, but we know that there is much more beyond the horizon. The best is yet to come, when we see Jesus face-to-face.
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I knew my life had been given back for a purpose.
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Don't worry about what you do not understand... Worry about what you do understand in the Bible, but do not live by.
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If Jesus were born one thousand times in Bethlehem and not in me, then I would still be lost.
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If the enemy cannot make you BAD, he’ll make you BUSY.
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Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that He gave His only Son. The only requirement is to believe in Him. The reward of faith is that you shall have everlasting life.
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In this dark world, the Lord Jesus gave us the task of passing on His love.
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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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Satan sometimes suggests that an offering will satisfy God, when in fact He is demanding our all.
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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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God raises the level of the impossible.
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Only Heaven will reveal the top part of God's tapestry.
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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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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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Does being born into a Christian family make one a Christian? No! God has no grandchildren.
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There is explosive power in virtue.
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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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What wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.
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No matter how deep our darkness, he is deeper still.
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The life of a Christian is an education for higher service.