The resident American Coast Theater Company at my alma mater was honored to present the West Coast premiere of "The Hiding Place" this Summer. Upon watching it, I renewed my admiration for its author and heroine Corrie Ten Boom. Here are some wise quotes that we must all remember:
- There is no pit so deep, that God's love is not deeper still.
- Don't bother to give God instructions; just report for duty.
- Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.
- Happiness isn't something that depends on our surroundings...It's something we make inside ourselves.
- Some knowledge is too heavy...you cannot bear it...your Father will carry it until you are able.
- What wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.
- Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.
- If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest.
- Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.
- Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.
- Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
- When you are covered by His wings, it can get pretty dark.
- His will is our hiding place. Lord Jesus, keep me in your will! Don't let me go mad by poking about outside of it!
- It is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world's healing hinges, but His. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself.
When Corrie went through heartbreak, her father had these words to share - "Corrie, do you know what hurts so very much? It's love. Love is the strongest force in the world, and when it is blocked that means pain. There are two things we can do when this happens. We can kill the love so that it stops hurting. But then of course part of us dies, too. Or, we can ask God to open up another route for that love to travel. God loves the man who broke your heart--even more than you do--and if you ask Him, He will give you His love for this man, a love nothing can prevent, nothing destroy. Whenever we cannot love in the old, human way. God can give us his perfect way."
