Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.
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My response to God’s ability – Corrie ten Boon
It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts.
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Find Rest in God – Corrie Ten Boom
If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God you’ll be at rest.
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How do you do the Lord’s work? – Corrie Ten Boom
Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.
– Corrie Ten Boom –
The Perfect Christmas Gift – Corrie ten Boom
Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that He gave His only Son. The only requirement is to believe in Him. The reward of faith is the you shall have everlasting life.
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Lay All in God’s Hands – Corrie ten Boom
I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that, I still possess.
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Forgiveness is the Key – Corrie ten Boom
Forgiveness is the key which unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. The forgiveness of Jesus not only takes away our sins, it makes them as if they had never been.
– Corrie ten Boom –
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Self-Pity – Corrie ten Boom
Self-pity is a nasty sin, and the devil uses it and always starts his talks with “poor Corrie!”
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The Reality of Worry – Corrie ten Boom
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it empties today of its strength.
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