"Jesus did not promise to change the circumstances……" — Corrie Ten Boom
"Jesus did not promise to change the circumstances around us. He promised great peace and pure joy to those who would learn to believe that God actually controls all things."
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158 Quotes by Corrie Ten Boom
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When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off.…
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Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.
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Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.
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The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.
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Let God's promises shine on your problems.
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Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
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Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.
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Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding.
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Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
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Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
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Voltaire expected that within fifty years of his lifetime there would not be one Bible in the world. His house…
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When a Christian shuns fellowship with other Christians, the devil smiles, When he stops studying the Bible, the devil laughs.…
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