Corrie Ten Boom Quotes - Page 4

Faith is like radar that sees through the fog -- the reality of things at a distance that the human eye cannot see.

You can't love God without loving the Jewish people.

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.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength. it does not enable us to escape evil. It makes us unfit to face evil when it comes. it is the interest you pay on trouble before it comes.

We are up against the unseen power that controls this dark world and the spiritual agents are from the very headquarters of evil. Therefore, we must wear the "whole armour of God," that we may be able to resist evil in its day of power, and that even when we have fought to a standstill, we may still stand our ground.

The safest place to be is in the center of God's will.

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.

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.

A religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be big enough for our needs.

If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

The world is deathly ill. It is dying. The Great Physician has already signed the death certificate. Yet, there is still a great work for Christians to do. They are to be streams of living water, channels of mercy to those who are still in the world. It is possible for them to do this because they are overcomers.

In this dark world, the Lord Jesus gave us the task of passing on His love

You never so touch the ocean of God's love as when you forgive and love your enemies.

The devil smiles when we make plans. He laughs when we get too busy. But he trembles when we pray-especially when we pray together.

God's viewpoint is sometimes different from ours - so different that we could not even guess at it unless He had given us a Book which tells us such things....In the Bible I learn that God values us not for our strenght or our brains but simply because He has made us.

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.

Let God's promises shine on your problems.

Worry is like racing the engine of an automobile without letting in the clutch.

I soon discovered that man's importunity is God's opportunity. he uses our problems as building materials for his miracles. I began to understand that this was my first lesson in learning to trust him completely, my first steps on the path to complete dependence on, and obedience to, his guidance.

.....joy runs deeper than despair.

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.

Love is the strongest force in the world.

God dealt with our whole situation on the cross; there is nothing left for you to settle. Just say to Him, 'Lord, I cannot forgive and I will no longer try to do it; but I trust that You in me will do it. I can't forgive and love; but I trust that You will forgive and love in my place and that You will do these things in me.'

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.