Top 500 Billy Graham Quotes (2024 Update)
Page 8 of 10

351. “There are many things that I don’t understand.”

— Billy Graham

352. “Far too many young people today have no spiritual roots. The’ve been deprived of values by an agnostic, contemporary culture.”

— Billy Graham

353. “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 of circumstances and most bitter environment.”

— Billy Graham

354. “I have a certainty about eternity that is a wonderful thing, and I thank God for giving me that certainty. I do not fear death. I may fear a little bit about the process, but not death itself, because I think the moment that my spirit leaves this body, I will be in the presence of the Lord.”

— Billy Graham

355. “If God can be fully proved by the human mind, then He is no greater than the mind that proves Him.”

— Billy Graham

356. “If America is to survive, we must elect more God-centered men and women to public office; individuals who will seek Divine guidance in the affairs of state.”

— Billy Graham

357. “We have been proud and thought we were better than any other race, any other people. Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to stumble into hell because of our pride.”

— Billy Graham

358. “The problems of peace are greater than the problems of war.”

— Billy Graham

359. “There is not a flower that opens, not a seed that falls into the ground, and not an ear of wheat that nods on the end of its stalk in the wind that does not preach and proclaim the greatness and the mercy of God to the whole world.”

— Billy Graham

360. “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.”

— Billy Graham

361. “I trust Jesus with all my tomorrows, knowing that He will solve the mystery of life beyond the grave.”

— Billy Graham

362. “The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless.”

— Billy Graham

363. “We are not cistern made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.”

— Billy Graham

364. “Living for Christ is a day-to-day going on with Him. It is a continuous dependence upon the Spirit of God. It is believing in His faithfulness.”

— Billy Graham

365. “Most of us follow our conscience as we follow a wheelbarrow. We push it in front of us in the direction we want to go.”

— Billy Graham

366. “I have so many gay friends, and we remain friends.”

— Billy Graham

367. “The Christian should stand out like a sparkling diamond.”

— Billy Graham

368. “I am convinced that these heavenly beings exist and that they provide unseen aid on our behalf.”

— Billy Graham

369. “Angels belong to a uniquely different dimension of creation which we, limited to the natural order, can scarcely comprehend.”

— Billy Graham

370. “All my life I’ve been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old.”

— Billy Graham

371. “Some believe strongly that each Christian may have his own guardian angel assigned to watch over him or her.”

— Billy Graham

372. “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

373. “The happiness for which our souls ache is one undisturbed by success or failure, one which will root deeply inside us and give inward relaxation, peace, and contentment, no matter what the surface problems may be. That kind of happiness stands in need on no outward stimulus.”

— Billy Graham

374. “Man cannot control himself, and if he will not be controlled by Jesus Christ, then he will be controlled by Satan.”

— Billy Graham

375. “Those who have a true love of freedom will do everything in their power to keep the freedom that they have.”

— Billy Graham

376. “The Bible says we must choose two ways of life.”

— Billy Graham

377. “No parent is perfect; we all can look back and think of things we could’ve done to help our children be better prepared for adulthood. And sometimes it’s best to admit it to them and encourage them to learn from our mistakes.”

— Billy Graham

378. “Faith that saves has one distinguishing quality: saving faith is a faith that produces obedience; it is a faith that brings about a way of life.”

— Billy Graham

379. “In heaven I’ll wish with all my heart that I could reclaim a thousandth part of the time I’ve let slip through my fingers, that I could call back those countless conversations which could have glorified my Lord-but didn’t.”

— Billy Graham

380. “Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle’s light.”

— Billy Graham

381. “Even our pets can become idols.”

— Billy Graham

382. “Worship leader George Beverly Shea kidded Billy Graham that the latter would be unemployed in Heaven – while Shea would still have a job leading worship.”

— Billy Graham

383. “Faith in Christ is voluntary. A person cannot be coerced, bribed, or tricked into trusting Jesus. God will not force His way into your life. The Holy Spirit will do everything possible to disturb you, draw you, love you – but finally it is your personal decision.”

— Billy Graham

384. “If your faith isn’t rooted in the Bible, it will wither like a plant pulled out of the soil.”

— Billy Graham

385. “It is not the temptations you have, but the decision you make about them that counts.”

— Billy Graham

386. “The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.”

— Billy Graham

387. “Having knowledge of the Bible is essential to a rich and meaningful life.”

— Billy Graham

388. “God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.”

— Billy Graham

389. “Become grounded in the Bible. As Christians, we have only one authority, one compass: the Word of God.”

— Billy Graham

390. “Temptation: Recognize it for what it is, and then reject it – immediately and without compromise.”

— Billy Graham

391. “I think we are trying to run the space age with horse and buggy moral and spiritual equipment. Technology you see has no morals; and with no moral restraints man will destroy himself ecologically, militarily, or in some other way. Only God can give a person moral restraints and spiritual strength.”

— Billy Graham

392. “When Christ’s love fills our hearts, it puts selfishness on the run.”

— Billy Graham

393. “In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ.”

— Billy Graham

394. “You have to decide to servant the gods of materialism all around us or the true and the living God.”

— Billy Graham

395. “Think about the holes children make when they dig in the sand on the seashore. When the waves come in, the holes are swallowed up by the ocean. Similarly, when we know Christ, our physical death is overwhelmed by the love and grace of God. Death is swallowed up in the victory of Christ.”

— Billy Graham

396. “First of all, you have to meet God with light! I do not believe that any man, that any man can solve the problems of life without Jesus Christ.”

— Billy Graham

397. “Our Father and our God, my finite mind cannot fathom Your infinite nature. My physical body cannot comprehend Your spiritual being. And my ever-changing mind cannot grasp Your never-changing ways. Still, I believe You are all these things. Help me to believe even more through Jesus, through whom I pray. Amen.”

— Billy Graham

398. “We cannot truly face life until we face the fact that it will be taken away from us.”

— Billy Graham

399. “Our certainty that angels right now witness how we are walking through life should mightily influence the decisions we make. God is watching, and His angels are interested spectators too.”

— Billy Graham

400. “Only God who made us can touch us and change us and save us from ourselves.”

— Billy Graham