Father sat down on the edge of the narrow bed. "Corrie, " he began gently, "when you and I go to Amsterdam-when do I give you your ticket?" I sniffed a few times, considering this. "Why, just before we get on the train." "Exactly. And our wise Father in heaven knows when we're going to need things, too. Don't run out ahead of Him, Corrie. When the time comes that some of us will have to die, you will look into your heart and find the strength you need-just in time. Corrie Ten Boom
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Saying "God will provide" implies that there is a God who has the power to provide. In this case, it's a god who can be contacted by prayer. The first step to turning the person away from God is to make them afraid of God by making them believe that if they pray, they'll be punished. It's also a way of saying that the person should have faith in themselves and not in a god.

Source: The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story Of Corrie Ten Boom

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