God Can Even Use Fleas: Three Lessons of Faith in Suffering
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Fleas became a hidden blessing. In a Nazi concentration camp, Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsy were thankful for many things—but not the fleas. Yet it was the fleas that kept the guards out, allowing them to worship freely and read the Bible.
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God’s protection often looks unusual. The very discomfort they resented became the shield that preserved their ministry and their spiritual life among the women prisoners.
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Faith gives perspective in the darkest places. Through persistent gratitude, the sisters saw God’s goodness even in the most horrific conditions—a lesson that challenges us to find purpose in our pain.
“Even God cannot make me thankful for fleas.”
