Expect resistance but pray for miracles!
Interpretation
Life is filled with challenges, and while struggle is expected, maintaining hope for extraordinary outcomes is essential.
This quote by Corrie Ten Boom emphasizes the inevitability of facing obstacles in life. It encourages individuals to prepare for difficulties while simultaneously fostering a sense of hope and faith that remarkable and positive changes, or 'miracles', can occur despite the hardships encountered.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming adversity, one might quote this to emphasize resilience.
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 Godβs work on behalf of the people for whom we pray.
And our wise Father in heaven knows when we're going to need things too. Don't run out ahead of Him.
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.
And for all these people alike, the key to healing turned out to be the same. Each had a hurt he had to forgive.
Today I know that such memories are the key not to the past, but to the future. I know that the experiences of our lives, when we let God use them, become the mysterious and perfect preparation for the work He will give us to do.
God never measures the mind... He always put His tape measure in the HEART
I didn't start out writing to give children hope, but I'm glad some of them found it.
Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking.
I believe we have all been created for greater things than we can comprehend. The times call for great things, but great things in the noblest and most redemptive sense are predicted upon tolerance, love, respect, understanding, dignity, prayer, God.
I say always follow your passion, no matter what, because even if it's not the same financial success, it'll lead you to the money that'll make you the happiest.
I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.
My idea is to give hope, because where there is no hope, there is no vision, and where there is no vision, people will perish.
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