There are no 'if's' in God's world. And no places that are safer than other places. The center of His will is our only safety - let us pray that we may always know it!
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of trusting in God's will for safety and guidance.
Corrie Ten Boom expresses the idea that there are no conditions or uncertainties in God's plan; true safety comes from being in alignment with His will. It encourages individuals to seek divine guidance through prayer, suggesting that knowing and following God’s path is the safest place to be amidst life's uncertainties.
In practice
During a church service when discussing trust in divine guidance.
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 God’s 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
Pray for the field. If God calls, then prepare for the field. When it is time, go to the field. A life lost for Christ is a life well spent.
God involves us in his missions not because He needs us, but because He loves us. And in His mercy He has invited us to be involved in His sovereign design for the spread of the gospel to the ends of the earth.
Trust yourself in God's hands. Maintain your relationship to Jesus Christ by the patience of faith. 'Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.'
In this Year of Faith, we pray to the Lord that the Church may always be a true family that brings God’s love to everyone.
I never realized what a great privilege it is to be able to use the voice for Christ until I was deprived of it.
I have never had clarity; what I have always had is trust. So I will pray that you will trust God.
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