Tramp for the Lord Quotes

“He uses our problems for His miracles. This was my first lesson in learning to trust Him completely...”
― Corrie Ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“God has plans—not problems—for our lives.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“My life is but a weaving, between my God and me, I do not choose the colors, He worketh steadily, Oftimes He weaveth sorrow, and I in foolish pride, Forget He sees the upper, and I the under side. Not till the loom is silent, and shuttles cease to fly, Will God unroll the canvas and explain the reason why. The dark threads are as needful in the skillful Weaver’s hand, As the threads of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned. (Anonymous)”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“Forgiveness is the key which unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. The forgiveness of Jesus not only takes away our sins, it makes them as if they had never been.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“What I spent, I had; what I saved, I lost; what I gave, I have.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“When He tells you to love your enemies, He gives you the love that He demands from you.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“What I have to say is of no importance. Let me tell you what the Son of God had to say.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“You are not called to convince anyone. You are simply called to be an open channel for the Spirit of God to flow through.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“And the reason the thoughts kept coming back to me was that I kept turning their sin over in my mind. And so I discovered another of God’s principles: We can trust God not only for our emotions but also for our thoughts. As I asked Him to renew my mind, He also took away my thoughts.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“Many persons make the mistake of thinking they can measure the certainty of salvation by their feelings. It is the Word of God that is their foundation and therefore it is essential for the new convert in Christ to have a practical knowledge of the Bible. More than anyone else it is the new convert who will come under the fire of the enemy.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“The minister spoke in a well-modulated voice. Then we joined in singing. I could not help but make comparisons: the dirty prison dormitory, infection-ridden and filthy, the beds full of lice, and now this. Clean sheets and pillow cases and a spotless floor. The hoarse voices of the slave drivers and the mature, melodious voice of the minister. Only the singing was the same, for we had sung at Ravensbruck. Singing was one of the ways we kept up our courage.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“The valley of the shadow of death holds no darkness for the child of God. There must be light, else there could be no shadow. Jesus is the Light. He has overcome death.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord: Sequel to "The Hiding Place"

“Only to those who have been in prison does freedom have such a great meaning.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“Surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ must not be partial—but total. Only when we repent and turn away from our sins (using His power, of course) does He fill us with His Holy Spirit. The fruit of the Holy Spirit makes us right with God, and God’s love in us makes us right with men. Through that we can forgive—even love—our enemies. Jesus Himself makes us ready for His coming.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“let us beware of the mistakes that C. S. Lewis described in Screwtape Letters. He says, “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence, the other is to believe and to feel an unhealthy interest in them! They themselves are equally pleased by both errors, and they hail a materialist or a magician with the same delight.” We have a”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“Conny and I stood in line, along with other people, outside Checkpoint Charlie, the gate for foreigners into East Berlin. Many of those in line were Dutch, and I saw they were being passed without difficulty. Everything seemed routine: Hand your passport to a guard, walk down the line, and receive your passport back with a stamp that allowed you to spend the one day in East Berlin. I hoped it would be as easy for us when it was our turn to be checked. Finally we were in front of the window. The guard looked at our passports, looked in a book and then turned and said something to another man behind him. “Is there a problem?” I asked the man. He turned and gave me a stern look. “Come with”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“My life is but a weaving, between my God and me, I do not choose the colors, He worketh steadily, Oftimes He weaveth sorrow, and I in foolish pride, Forget He sees the upper, and I the underside. Not till the loom is silent, and shuttles cease to fly, Will God unroll the canvas and explain the reason why. The dark threads are as needful in the skillful Weaver’s hand, As the threads of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord: Sequel to "The Hiding Place"

“No one has said anything to me about the chocolate.’ “They disagreed, saying that they had all thanked me for it. “‘I did not mean that,’ I said. ‘I mean no one questioned me about it. No one asked whether it had been manufactured in Holland or Germany, what quantities it contained of cocoa, sugar, milk, or vitamins. Instead of analyzing it, you just ate it.’ “Then I picked up my Bible and said, ‘It is the same with this Book. If you try to analyze it as a book of science or even a book of theology, you cannot be nourished by it. Like chocolate, it is to be eaten and enjoyed, not picked apart bit by bit.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord: Sequel to "The Hiding Place"

“What? A book by that machine gun of God!”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord: Sequel to "The Hiding Place"

“And so it is with God's strength, our wise Father in heaven knows when you are going to need things too. Today you do not need the strength to be a martyr but as soon as you are called upon for the honour of facing death for Jesus, He will supply the strength you need just in time.”
― Corrie Ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“You see, you never touch so much the ocean of God’s love as when you love your enemies.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord: Sequel to "The Hiding Place"

“Always when I say that I am not able, I get the same answer from the Lord. He says, “I know you can’t. I have known it already a long time. I am glad now you know it for yourself for now you can let Me do it.” “All right, Lord, You do it,” I said. And surely the Lord did.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord: Sequel to "The Hiding Place"

“Faith is like radar which sees through the fog—the reality of things at a distance that the human eye cannot see.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord: Sequel to "The Hiding Place"

“However, I reasoned, perhaps she had not experienced miracles before.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“There are some, like me, who are called to live a single life," I said softly. "For them it is always easy for they are, by their nature, content. Others, like Ellen, are called to prepare for marriage which may come in later life. They, too, are blessed, for God is using the in-between years to teach them that marriage is not the answer to unhappiness. Happiness is found only in a balanced relationship with the Lord Jesus.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp For The Lord

“For that which is in your heart can never be taken from you.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“For that which is in your heart can never be taken from you. Then I told her of what I learned in Ravens Brook, of Betsey's vision, and that God's love still stands when all else has fallen. In the concentration camp they took all we had, even made us to stand naked for hours at a time without rest, but they could not take Jesus from our hearts. Ask Jesus to come into your life. He will give you riches no man can take away from you.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“Happiness is not dependent on happenings, but on relationships in the happenings.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord