.....joy runs deeper than despair.
Interpretation
Joy is a more profound and enduring state than despair.
This quote by Corrie Ten Boom emphasizes the idea that true joy is not only a surface-level feeling but rather a deep-rooted emotional state that can withstand hardships and challenges. It suggests that while despair may be a powerful experience, joy has a depth and resilience that allows it to persevere and provide strength in difficult times.
In practice
In a motivational speech highlighting the power of positivity.
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
Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.
You know the old adage: Plant an expectation, reap a disappointment.
Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.
The hardest part of writing is not to get the ideas but to remember, why it is important to get them.
Lose what? A man only has a soul to be won or lost; apart from his life, he has nothing. Past or future lives do not matter - at the moment you are living this one, and you should do so with silent comprehension, joy and enthusiasm. What you must not lose is your enthusiasm.
I've always had a weakness for lost causes once they're really lost.
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