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I knew my life had been given back for a purpose.

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
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom
Purpose
Given
Back
Life
Knew

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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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God only make plans, no problems. In heaven, there is never panic.
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The amount of God's love is unlimited, but we only receive as much as we use.
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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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Thank you, Lord, that You are the Conqueror and that You want to make us more than conquerors.
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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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Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know, by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown.
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Don't bother to give God instructions just report for duty.
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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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Hold loosely to the things of this life, so that if God requires them of you, it will be easy to let them go.
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My father prayed because he had a good friend with whom to share the problems of the day.
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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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You see, a potter can only mold the clay when it lies completely in his hand. It requires complete surrender.
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Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
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There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.
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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.'
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Faith is like radar that sees through the fog -- the reality of things at a distance that the human eye cannot see.
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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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Only to those who have been in prison does freedom have such great meaning.
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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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