Perhaps only when human effort had done it's best and failed, would God's power alone be free to work.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that divine assistance becomes apparent only after human efforts have been exhausted.
Corrie Ten Boom's quote reflects the idea that human beings should strive to do their best in any situation, but that ultimately, there are times when our own efforts will not suffice. It implies a reliance on a higher power, suggesting that only when we have tried everything possible and reached the limits of our capabilities can we truly see how divine intervention can make a difference in our lives.
In practice
In a motivational speech about perseverance, one might quote this to encourage others not to give up.
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
Jesus hears us, and in His own good time will give an answer... He may sometimes keep us long waiting...but He will never send us empty away.
Our Faith must be tested. God builds no ships but what He sends to sea.
Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does not hold us back.
Faithful servants have a way of knowing answered prayer when they see it, and a way of not giving up when they don't.
When you look at the Cross, what do you see? You see Godβs awesome faithfulness. Nothing β not even the instinct to spare His own Son β will turn him back from keeping His word.
God's grace is at its best in weakness, so we need never fear our weakness. In fact, these weaknesses will determine in what way we shall glorify God for all eternity.
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