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You never so touch the ocean of God's love as when you forgive and love your enemies.

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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Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength. it does not enable us to escape evil. It makes us unfit to face evil when it comes. it is the interest you pay on trouble before it comes.
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Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
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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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Perhaps only when human effort had done it's best and failed, would God's power alone be free to work.
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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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The best learning I had came from teaching.
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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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How often it is a small, almost unconscious event that makes a turning point.
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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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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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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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Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.
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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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If God has called you, do not spend time looking over your shoulder to see who is following you.
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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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When a Christian shuns fellowship with other Christians, the devil smiles, When he stops studying the Bible, the devil laughs. When he stops praying, the devils shouts for joy.
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In the center of a hurricane there is absolute peace and quiet. There is no safer place than in the center of the will of God
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We are born into God’s kingdom when we ask the Lord Jesus to come into our lives. But this is only the beginning.
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God never measures the mind... He always put His tape measure in the HEART
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