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Child, you have to learn to see things in the right proportions. Learn to see great things great and small things small.

Corrie Ten Boom

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Corrie Ten Boom
Age: 90 †
Born: 1892
Born: April 15
Died: 1983
Died: April 15
Author
Autobiographer
Resistance Fighter
Writer
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom
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If the enemy cannot make you BAD, he’ll make you BUSY.
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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.
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Dear Jesus...how foolish of me to have called for human help when You are here.
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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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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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