I pray I never have to endure what she went through but part of me wants a relationship with God like hers. If you have never read Corrie ten Boom’s books, I encourage you to look for them. How about you? Is ‘but, Lord’ in your vocabulary too? What might the Lord be asking you to do?ĭiscover the Rich Resource of Corrie’s Life In my humanness, I don’t want to face hardships like that, but I do want to learn more about the deep trust she found in her Heavenly Papa.
I think there is a dependence that develops when we have nothing left but Him. It can never be me unless I am surrendered to Him each day.Ĭorrie passed through the fire during her time in the concentration camp. But, I find when I am plugged into His power source I accomplish more with less effort. There is nothing of Kingdom value I can accomplish on my own. Unless I am depending on His Holy Spirit power, I am kidding myself.
He is my strength when I am weak… The truth is-He is my strength all the time. He’s been there all along but will allow me to take the reins in order to show me how much I need Him. It sneaks up like a stealth fighter and in an instant, I find myself on my face crying out for help-His help. When burnout happens, it’s usually because I have been depending on my own ability, thinking I have got it covered. The other reason I struggle is that I have burned out so many times. But, what if I take on too much? But, what if I’m not hearing correctly? I think I use a lot of ‘buts’ in my thinking. She replied, “Yes, but…” and then remembered that serving the Lord should always be answered with, “Yes, Lord.” I second guess my impressions and come up with reasons why I shouldn’t take them seriously.Ĭorrie tells a story when she felt impressed by the Lord to go to Argentina. The strongest hindrance I have is myself. There is a desire to understand Whittier’s words that say, the steps of faith fall on the seeming void and find the rock beneath. There is a part of me that wants to be like Corrie-totally trusting-completely surrendered-and in tune with the voice of my Father. I look at my world with two-dimensional reason rather than three-dimensional faith. And the amazing thing is that He did.Ĭorrie’s adventures make me realize how much I play it safe. She boarded a plane without hotel reservations, scheduled speaking engagements, or details, trusting the Lord to lead her when she arrived. In Tramp for the Lord, Corrie tells of her adventures of feeling led by the Lord to go from country to country to tell her story after her release from the Ravensbruck death camp. What will your message be? What will mine say to future generations? What a treasure trove of encouragement! This inspires me to think, every believer is leaving behind hope for the next generation. …whether I am walking in the bright light of His presence, or abiding under the shadow of the Almighty, I know that He is not only with me, He is in me. It is words like these from Tramp for the Lord that fill my sails with hope to continue on life’s journey:īefore she died in the concentration camp in Ravensbruck, my sister Betsie said to me, “Corrie, your whole life has been a training for the work you are doing here in prison-and for the work you will do afterward.” Lives continue to be touched even though she has been gone since 1983. Her legacy lives on through her penned words. And she is an amazing testimony to His faithfulness and how His light can shine even in the darkest places.Ĭorrie’s story prompts me to ask some probing questions about my faith walk.Ĭorrie ten Boom’s story of faith is inspiring and timeless.
Her life is an example of how God works in and through our lives, carrying us through the hardships. In her book Tramp for the Lord she tells the story about how years after her release from the concentration camp, she came in contact with one of the most brutal prison guards and extended forgiveness to him. Yet she radiates with the light of God’s love and peace. She endured such evil, including seeing her family die in the horrid camp conditions. What I love most about Corrie is her simple wisdom and devotion to the Lord. Corrie is the only one of her family that survived, and her story is written in her book called The Hiding Place. Corrie and her sister Betsie were eventually sent to the Ravensbruck death camp. One day the Nazi officers arrested Corrie and her family for hiding Jewish people in their home and they were sent to prison. She and her family hid Jews in their home to protect them from being sent to the prison camps. She was the daughter of a Dutch watchmaker living in Holland during WWII. Corrie (Cornelia) ten Boom is one of my heroes of the faith.
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