Top 500 Billy Graham Quotes (2024 Update)
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251. “I am convinced that only when a man is prepared to die is he also prepared to live.”

— Billy Graham

252. “True greatness is not measured by the headlines a person commands or the wealth he or she accumulates. The inner character of a person-the undergirding moral and spiritual values and commitments-is the true measure of lasting greatness.”

— Billy Graham

253. “Embracing conflict can be a joy when we know that irritation and frustration can lead to growth and the re-engergizing of ourselves and others. Hot heads and cold hearts never solved anything.”

— Billy Graham

254. “Guy Lafleur said “Each of us has only one past but there are many futures”.”

— Billy Graham

255. “When we come to Christ, we’re no longer the most important person in the world to us; Christ is. Instead of living only for ourselves, we have a higher goal: to live for Jesus.”

— Billy Graham

256. “Yes, Satan is real, but so is Christ, and someday Satan will be defeated and Christ will rule forever. Don’t be deceived, but open your heart and mind to Jesus Christ, and put your life into His hands.”

— Billy Graham

257. “Our world is constantly changing but the needs of our hearts remain the same, and so does God’s power to transform our lives and give us hope for the future.”

— Billy Graham

258. “Envy and greed starve on a steady diet of thanksgiving.”

— Billy Graham

259. “But those who chose to reject God during their lifetime on earth will be separated from him for eternity. This is not God’s desire, but man’s own choice. God holds every man accountable for his rejection of Christ.”

— Billy Graham

260. “A life without God is like a boat without an anchor.”

— Billy Graham

261. “God’s hand never slips.”

— Billy Graham

262. “It is not the body’s posture, but the heart’s attitude that counts when we pray.”

— Billy Graham

263. “In my travels I have found that those who keep Heaven in view remain serene and cheerful in the darkest day. If the glories of Heaven were more real to us, if we lived less for material things and more for things eternal and spiritual, we would be less easily disturbed by this present life.”

— Billy Graham

264. “Like Joseph storing up grain during the years of plenty to be used during the years of famine that lay ahead, may we store up the truths of God’s Word in our hearts as much as possible, so that we are prepared for whatever suffering we are called upon to endure.”

— Billy Graham

265. “Every day without exception – is a gift from God, entrusted to us to use for His glory.”

— Billy Graham

266. “The influence of a mother upon the lives of her children cannot be measured. They know and absorb her example and attitudes when it comes to questions of honesty, temperance, kindness and industry.”

— Billy Graham

267. “Prayer is speaking to God – but sometimes He uses our times of prayerful silence to speak to us in return.”

— Billy Graham

268. “No matter who you are or what your life has been like so far, the rest of your life’s journey can be different. With God’s help you can begin again.”

— Billy Graham

269. “The great comfort in knowing that angels minister to believers in Christ is that God Himself sends them to us.”

— Billy Graham

270. “God made us for one reason: so He could have fellowship with us. It wasn’t that He was lonely or needed us but He made us in His image so He could shower His love upon us.”

— Billy Graham

271. “Sometimes life touches one person with a bouquet and another with a thorn bush, But the first may find a wasp in the flowers, and the second may discover roses among the thorns.”

— Billy Graham

272. “So when you sense a still, small voice in your soul – and you have or you will – it is the Holy Spirit of God telling you that you’re not right with Him. Do not ignore the Voice. God is drawing you by His love – don’t pull away. When you quench the fire of conviction, you have rejected the Holy Spirit. So when you feel that tug, do not resist. Take hold of the living Christ, who will come and dwell in you.”

— Billy Graham

273. “Our chaotic, confused world has no greater need than to hear the message of good news – the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

— Billy Graham

274. “Life itself, every bit of health that we enjoy, every hour of liberty and free enjoyment, the ability to see, to hear, to speak, to think, and to imagine- all this comes from the hand of God. We show our gratitude by giving back to Him a part of that which He has given to us.”

— Billy Graham

275. “Make it your goal to build strong foundations for your life – foundations constructed from prayer and the truths of God’s Word.”

— Billy Graham

276. “God knows what is best for you, and He wants to reveal it to you and show you what you ought to do.”

— Billy Graham

277. “If God eliminated evil by programming us to perform only good acts, we would lose this distinguishing mark – the ability to make choices. We would no longer be free moral agents. We would be reduced to the status of robots.”

— Billy Graham

278. “The unbelieving world should see our testimony lived out daily because it just may point them to the Savior.”

— Billy Graham

279. “Heaven is full of answers for which nobody ever bothered to ask.”

— Billy Graham

280. “Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.”

— Billy Graham

281. “The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.”

— Billy Graham

282. “The devil will try to discourage you, to divert you; he will seek to dilute your testimony; he will attempt anything to destroy your relationship to Christ and your influence upon others.”

— Billy Graham

283. “Faith implies four things: self-renunciation, reliance with utter confidence on Christ, obedience, and a changed life.”

— Billy Graham

284. “God can take anything that happens to us-even bad things-and use it to shape us and make us into a better, more Christlike person-if we let Him.”

— Billy Graham

285. “We say to our children, “Act like grown-ups,” but Jesus said to the grown-ups, “Be like children.”

— Billy Graham

286. “Don’t let past mistakes keep you from seeking God.”

— Billy Graham

287. “Prayers have no boundaries. They can leap miles and continents and be translated instantly into any language.”

— Billy Graham

288. “Commitment to great causes makes great men.”

— Billy Graham

289. “I am just one of many thousands called to be an evangelist.”

— Billy Graham

290. “Christ demands first place. There’s no room on the throne of your heart for two gods.”

— Billy Graham

291. “The way we live often speaks far louder than our words.”

— Billy Graham

292. “At great cost to Himself, God has made it possible for each of us to live with Him eternally. Those who reject God’s offer of a heavenly home will be assigned to hell.”

— Billy Graham

293. “No matter what you might be going through right now, God has blessed you far more than you probably imagine-not just with material goods, but with family, with freedom and with the ability to enjoy His gifts.”

— Billy Graham

294. “I can barely walk, but it’s a privilege to be able to move at all.”

— Billy Graham

295. “The farther we get from God, the more the world spirals out of control.”

— Billy Graham

296. “God never tempts any man. That is Satan’s business.”

— Billy Graham

297. “The Spirit of God takes the Word of God and makes the child of God.”

— Billy Graham

298. “Some of the greatest values that have influenced me through the years are those that I learned as a boy growing up on the farm. I remember mostly the love in our family, but I also remember the discipline. Then there was the work; we all had to work.”

— Billy Graham

299. “Those who have suffered make the best comforters.”

— Billy Graham

300. “Millions of angels are at God’s command.”

— Billy Graham