Quotes by Corrie ten Boom

We must be so careful that we do not refuse the cross that the Lord has given us to carry. Let us remember that our present sufferings serve to prepare us for entering into the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ.

A well-known psychologist once said, When a child reaches his third birthday, his parents will have given him half of all that they will ever be able to give him in the way of education.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.

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.

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 cant forgive and love; but I trust that You will forgive and love in my place and that You will do these things in me.

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

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.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you.

And so I discovered that it is not on our own forgiveness any more than on our own goodness that the worlds healing hinges, but on His. When he tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself.

The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.

Life is but a Weaving” (the Tapestry Poem)“My life is but a weavingBetween my God and me.I cannot choose the colorsHe weaveth steadily.Oft’ times He weaveth sorrow;And I in foolish prideForget He sees the upperAnd I the underside.Not ’til the loom is silentAnd the shuttles cease to flyWill God unroll the canvasAnd reveal the reason why.The dark threads are as needfulIn the weaver’s skillful handAs the threads of gold and silverIn the pattern He has plannedHe knows, He loves, He cares;Nothing this truth can dim.He gives the very best to thoseWho leave the choice to Him.

If the Gospels were truly the pattern of God’s activity, then defeat was only the beginning.

Voltaire expected that within fifty years of his lifetime there would not be one Bible in the world. His house is now a distribution centre for Bibles in many languages.

Worrying is carrying tomorrows load with todays strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesnt empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.

You say we could lose our lives for this child. I would consider that the greatest honor that could come to my family.

Memories are the key not to the past but to the future.

Faith sees the invisible believes the unbelievable and receives the impossible.

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

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