Quotes of Corrie Ten Boom - somelinesforyou

“ Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Let God’s promises shine on your problems. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Do you know what hurts so very much? It's love. Love is the strongest force in the world, and when it is blocked that means pain. There are two things we can do when this happens. We can kill that love so that it stops hurting. But then of course part of us dies, too. Or we can ask God to open up another route for that love to travel. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ When I try, I fail. When I trust, He succeeds. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Faith is like radar that sees through the fog the reality of things at a distance that the human eye cannot see. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ 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

“ Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire? ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ 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. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ (on forgiveness) Didn't he and I stand together before an all seeing God convicted of the same murder? For I had murdered him with my heart and my tongue. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Father sat down on the edge of the narrow bed. "Corrie," he began gently, "when you and I go to Amsterdamwhen do I give you your ticket?" I sniffed a few times, considering this. "Why, just before we get on the train." "Exactly. And our wise Father in heaven knows when we're going to need things, too. Don't run out ahead of Him, Corrie. When the time comes that some of us will have to die, you will look into your heart and find the strength you needjust in time. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ In darkness God's truth shines most clear. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Do you know what hurts so very much? It's love. Love is the strongest force in the world, and when it is blocked that means pain. There are two things we can do when this happens. We can kill that love so that it stops hurting. But then of course part of us dies, too. Or we can ask God to open up another route for that love to travel.' I did not know, as I listened to my father's footsteps winding back down the stairs, that he had given me more than the key to this hard moment. I did not know that he had put in my had the secret that would open far darker rooms that thisplaces where there was not, on a human level, anything to love at all. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ when we are powerless to do a thing, it is a great joy that we can come and step inside the ability of Jesus ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Faith is like radar that sees through the fog the reality of things at a distance that the human eye cannot see. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ 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. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ The worst can happen, but the best remains ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Do you know what hurts so very much? It's love. Love is the strongest force in the world, and when it is blocked that means pain. There are two things we can do when this happens. We can kill that love so that it stops hurting. But then of course part of us dies, too. Or we can ask God to open up another route for that love to travel.' I did not know, as I listened to my father's footsteps winding back down the stairs, that he had given me more than the key to this hard moment. I did not know that he had put in my had the secret that would open far darker rooms that thisplaces where there was not, on a human level, anything to love at all. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ And so seated next to my father in the train compartment, I suddenly asked, "Father, what is sexsin?" He turned to look at me, as he always did when answering a question, but to my surprise he said nothing. At last he stood up, lifted his traveling case off the floor and set it on the floor. Will you carry it off the train, Corrie?" he said. I stood up and tugged at it. It was crammed with the watches and spare parts he had purchased that morning. It's too heavy," I said. Yes," he said, "and it would be a pretty poor father who would ask his little girl to carry such a load. It's the same way, Corrie, with knowledge. Some knowledge is too heavy for children. When you are older and stronger, you can bear it. For now you must trust me to carry it for you. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Worry is like racing the engine of an automobile without letting in the clutch. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden. ”

- Corrie ten Boom

“ Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength. ”

- Corrie ten Boom
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