Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie Ten Boom
Cornelia "Corrie" ten Boomwas a Dutch watchmaker and Christian who, along with her father and other family members, helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. She was imprisoned for her actions. Her most famous book, The Hiding Place, describes the ordeal...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth15 April 1892
Corrie Ten Boom quotes about
hiding-place ability response
It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts.
humility pride voice
If you want to hear God's voice clearly and you are uncertain, then remain in His presence until He changes this uncertainty. Often much can happen during this waiting for the Lord. Sometimes, He changes pride into humility; doubt into faith and peace; sometimes lust into purity. The Lord can and will do it.
worry evil sorrow
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.
prisoner settings setting
Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
embroidery sides crowns
Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know, by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown..
sight holocaust body
Surely there is no more wretched sight that the human body unloved and uncared for.
hope running joy
.....joy runs deeper than despair.
faces rich humans
How rich is anyone who can simply see human faces.
gods-will
The safest place to be is in the center of God's will.
problem introducing lord
We can’t solve problems for others. We can introduce them to the Lord.
humans ifs human-beings
You are not reconciled to God if you are unreconciled with your fellow human beings.
understanding needs enough
A religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be big enough for our needs.
made willing
God, make me willing to be made willing.
intercession discernment
Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding.