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Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.
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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Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom
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You know, eternal life does not start when we go to heaven. It starts the moment you reach out to Jesus. He never turns His back on anyone. And He is waiting for you.
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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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If it’s dark everywhere, you can become so discouraged. You might doubt whether light still exists. But even if you can’t see the Lord, He sees you and me. Jesus said, 'And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age' (Matt. 28:20). When it’s necessary, He suddenly says, 'I’m still here!'
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God has plans, not problems for our lives.
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When He tells us to love our enemies He gives, along with the command, the love itself.
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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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Oh, this was the great ploy of Satan in that kingdom of his: to display such blatant evil one could almost believe one's own secret sin didn't matter.
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Only to those who have been in prison does freedom have such great meaning.
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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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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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Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together.
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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 for all these people alike, the key to healing turned out to be the same. Each had a hurt he had to forgive.
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Worries carry responsibilitie s that belong to God, not to you. Worry does not enable us to escape evil it makes us unfit to cope with it when it comes.
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You see, a potter can only mold the clay when it lies completely in his hand. It requires complete surrender.
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We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answer. If we are true intercessors, we must be ready to take part in God’s work on behalf of the people for whom we pray.
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God, make me willing to be made willing.
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The devil smiles when we are up to our ears in work, but he trembles when we pray.
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