Corrie Ten Boom Quotes

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Faith Is Enough

“This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see” (p. x). Not a single person on the earth can honestly and surely declare that they have never failed or suffered. During these moments, especially during these moments, people question why they are hurting and what purpose their pain serves. In The Hiding Place, a chilling autobiography written by Corrie Ten Boom, these emotions are shown in their rawest form as World War II stopped the world.
As the life of Cornelia “Corrie” Ten Boom progresses, there are an abundance of adversities but also many miraculous solutions. When the Nazis invade Holland, the Ten Boom family, …show more content…

“A truck was parked in front of the fish mart; into the back were climbing men, women, and children, all wearing the yellow star… ‘Father! Those poor people!’ I cried” (p.85). So many Jews were struggling to survive wherever she went, and that was the main catalyst that spurred Corrie into action. She wished to spread courage and hope to all those suffering and that was the main goal in her life. In the end, the optimism that all the prisoners of the concentrations camps needed was distributed. “At last either Betsie or I would open the Bible… And then we would hear the life-giving words passed back along the aisles in French, Polish, Russian, Czech, back into Dutch. They were little previews of heaven, the evenings beneath the lightbulb” (p.213). Even in the showers or in the darkness of the night, Bible verses were shared and empowered the captives there. Afterwards, the Americans liberated the survivors of the camps and Corrie goes to evangelise until her death. Pain and suffering were a significant part of her life, but it was all part of God’s plan to help those in the concentration …show more content…

The book was definitely a profound book that every human being should read. It is a story of forgiveness, faith and gratitude although horrible things happen and may change a person’s view on life. Additionally, The Hiding Place inspires people the strengthen their faith, placing their trust in Christ during all situations. Therefore, responding in faith is one of the key themes of the book.Whenever there was trouble in Corrie’s life, the first place she looked to was God, her “hiding place” from the battles of the world around her. Many of the times Christ pulled through for her, giving her the power to carry on while prompting Corrie to do the same for the others. Thus, the autobiography written by Corrie Ten Boom is a must

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