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The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.

Corrie Ten Boom

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Corrie Ten Boom
Age: 90 †
Born: 1892
Born: April 15
Died: 1983
Died: April 15
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Resistance Fighter
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom
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If the Gospels were truly the pattern of God’s activity, then defeat was only the beginning.
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And our wise Father in heaven knows when we're going to need things too. Don't run out ahead of Him.
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Today I know that such memories are the key not to the past, but to the future. I know that the experiences of our lives, when we let God use them, become the mysterious and perfect preparation for the work He will give us to do.
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Only to those who have been in prison does freedom have such great meaning.
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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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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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There is an ocean of Gods love available-there is plenty for everyone. May God grant you never to doubt that victorious love-whatever the circumstances.
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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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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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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 does not have problems. Only plans.
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In order to realize the worth of the anchor we need to feel the stress of the storm.
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Does being born into a Christian family make one a Christian? No! God has no grandchildren.
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I would much rather be the trusting child of a rich Father, than a beggar at the door of worldly men.
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If the enemy cannot make you BAD, he’ll make you BUSY.
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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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There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.
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Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.
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The best learning I had came from teaching.
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When I try, I fail. When I trust, He succeeds.
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