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Only to those who have been in prison does freedom have such great meaning.

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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Autobiographer
Resistance Fighter
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom
Freedom
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Prison
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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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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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Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
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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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You never so touch the ocean of God's love as when you forgive and love your enemies.
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If God has called you, do not spend time looking over your shoulder to see who is following you.
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No pit is so deep that He is not deeper still with Jesus even in our darkest moments, the best remains and the very best is yet to be.
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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.
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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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How often it is a small, almost unconscious event that makes a turning point.
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... I have never met anybody who was sorry that they asked Jesus into their heart.
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We must mirror God's love in the midst of a world full of hatred. We are the mirrrors of God's love, so we may show Jesus by our lives
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There is no pit so deep, that God's love is not deeper still.
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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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In God's faithfulness lies eternal security.
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You saw we could lose our lives for this child. I would consider that the greatest honor that could come to my family.
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A religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be big enough for our needs.
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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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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.
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Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.
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