“The happiness which brings enduring worth to life is not the superficial happiness that is dependent on circumstances. It is the happiness and contentment that fills the soul even in the midst of the most distressing circumstances and the most bitter environment. It is the kind of happiness that grins when things go wrong and smiles through the tears. The happiness for which our souls ache is one undisturbed by success or failure, one which will deeply root inside us and give us inward relaxation, peace, and contentment, no matter what the surface problems may be. That kind of happiness stands in need of no outward stimulas.”
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Billy Graham
“Marriage is God’s invention, not ours! Society didn’t establish it; God did.”
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Billy Graham
“We never gain in life by hurting others. Sometimes we try to elevate our own insecure egos by degrading and belittling those around us. Yet this produces only a false sense of self-esteem.”
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Billy Graham
“If God gives you responsibility for aging parents, seek what is best for them, not what is most convenient for you. And keep contact with them!”
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Billy Graham
“Only God knows the future and that we are to look to Him—not to the stars or the tea leaves or the lines on the palms of our hands—for our confidence in the future.”
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Billy Graham
“What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called
the Christ?” (Matthew 27:22 NIV). This is the most important question that has ever been asked. It is also the question you must ask yourself.”
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Billy Graham
“Jesus Christ opened heaven’s door for us by His death on the cross.”
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Billy Graham
“You cannot pray for someone and hate them at the same time.”
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Billy Graham
“The most eloquent prayer is often prayed through hands that heal and bless.”
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Billy Graham
“Don’t rebel, but give God the opportunity to change your life and help you over the problems of youth, for they are many.”
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Billy Graham
“The Bible teaches that man can undergo a radical spiritual and moral change that is brought about by God Himself.”
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Billy Graham
“Sin then is not a toy with which to play but a terror to be shunned.”
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Billy Graham
“Psalms teaches us how to relate to God, and Proverbs teaches us how to relate to others.”
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Billy Graham
“The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives. The greatest waste in all of our earth, which cannot be recycled or reclaimed, is our waste of the time that God has given us each day.”
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Billy Graham