“Don’t let failure or disappointment cut you off from God or make you think the future is hopeless. When God closes one door, He often opens another—if we seek it.”
―
Billy Graham
“Many times it takes just one member of a family to initiate the action to bring a family back together again.”
―
Billy Graham
“I trust Jesus with all my tomorrows, knowing that He will solve the mystery of life beyond the grave.”
―
Billy Graham
“If we would take the traits that characterized the Pilgrims and make them our own, we could regain hope. We could recover the spiritual and moral strength that we have lost. We could offer a thrilling challenge to our young people.”
―
Billy Graham
“A born-again Christian should no more think of going back to the old life than an adult to his childhood.”
―
Billy Graham
“A senator once confided to me that the greatest need in Washington was the elimination of the cocktail party. He said: “It consumes so much of our time that we don’t have time for matters of state.”
―
Billy Graham
“Sin then is not a toy with which to play but a terror to be shunned.”
―
Billy Graham
“God called me many years ago to be an evangelist, and I have never regretted His leading. I love the crusades, meeting people from every country and culture all over the world. My life has been blessed by friends from every land, and challenges from every corner.”
―
Billy Graham
“Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.”
―
Billy Graham
“How marvelous it was to stand in a place like the Soviet Union and talk about the coming kingdom and to tell them that Communism will not win. I told them capitalism would not win either; it’s the kingdom of God that is going to win.”
―
Billy Graham
“It was not the people or the Roman soldiers who put [Jesus] on the cross—it was your sins and my sins that made it necessary for Him to volunteer his death.”
―
Billy Graham
“Today there are more people who know the words to a television commercial than know the words in the Bible.”
―
Billy Graham
“Would Christ feel comfortable in an environment where men and women are consuming alcoholic beverages, gambling away their money, and engaging in conversation that is often filled with the baser things of life? It is a relevant question. As a Christian, Christ lives in you and you carry Him wherever you go. The Bible tells us to “come out from them and be separate” [2 Corinthians 6:17 NIV].”
―
Billy Graham
“If there are any tears shed in heaven, they will be over the fact that we prayed so little.”
―
Billy Graham
“Salt and light speak of the influence Christians can exercise for good in society.”
―
Billy Graham
