109 Billy Graham Quotes to Keep Your Faith Unshakable

1. “The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.” – Billy Graham

2. “Someday your life will be over, no matter how much attention you give to your health. Will you look back with regret, because you nourished your body but starved your soul?” – Billy Graham

3. “We should ask ourselves three questions before we speak: Is it true? Is it kind? Does it glorify Christ?” – Billy Graham

4. “Obedience is the master key to effectual prayer.” – Billy Graham

5. “God does not need our money. He owns everything, including “our” money. What He wants [us] to discover is where our central focus of worship lies. Is that focus on God or our money?” – Billy Graham

6. “Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.” – Billy Graham

7. “When Satan knocks, I just send Christ to the door.” – Billy Graham

8. “Many times it takes just one member of a family to initiate the action to bring a family back together again.” – Billy Graham

9. “A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian.” – Billy Graham

10. “Once you’ve lost your privacy, you realize you’ve lost an extremely valuable thing.” – Billy Graham

11. “God is unchanging in His love. He loves you. He has a plan for your life. Don’t let the newspaper headlines frighten you. God is still sovereign; He’s still on the throne.” – Billy Graham

12. “One of my great regrets is that I have not studied enough. I wish I had studied more and preached less.” – Billy Graham

13. “My home is in Heaven. I’m just traveling through this world.” – Billy Graham

14. “Life is just a schoolroom with a glorious opportunity to prepare us for eternity.” – Billy Graham

15. “A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.” – Billy Graham

16. “There are three of you. There is the person you think you are. There is the person others think you are. There is the person God knows you are and can be through Christ.” – Billy Graham

17. “It is the Holy Spirit’s job to convict, God’s job to judge and my job to love.” – Billy Graham

18. “The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.” – Billy Graham

19. “If you want the perfect plan that God has for your life, you will have to go by way of Calvary to get it.” – Billy Graham

20. “There comes a moment when we all must realize that life is short, and in the end the only thing that really counts is not how others see us, but how God sees us.” – Billy Graham

21. “Why shouldn’t we have laws forbidding pornography and obscenity? Many heroic leaders have tried, but they have stumbled over even the definition of the word “obscenity.” If we cannot agree on the length of a foot, it is because we have lost our yardstick.” – Billy Graham

22. “Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.” – Billy Graham

23. “God will never send anybody to hell. If man goes to hell, he goes by his own free choice.” – Billy Graham

24. “Fear can paralyze us and keep us from believing God and stepping out in faith. The devil loves a fearful Christian!” – Billy Graham

25. “God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.” – Billy Graham

26. “Satan is the illusive manipulator. He prances and dances and drinks in the adulation of his worshippers as he glimmers and shimmers, displaying all that glitters and all that attracts the shallowness of man.” – Billy Graham

27. “I don’t need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.” – Billy Graham

28. “I never saw a U-Haul behind a hearse.” – Billy Graham

29. “Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil – it has no point.” – Billy Graham

30. “We can be certain that God will give us the strength and resources we need to live through any situation in life that he ordains. The will of God will never take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.” – Billy Graham

31. “We need to encourage new believers to feed on God’s Word—it is nourishment for the soul.” – Billy Graham

32. “Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.” – Billy Graham

33. “True prayer is a way of life, not just for use in cases of emergency.” – Billy Graham

34. “Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don’t complain.” – Billy Graham

35. “We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.” – Billy Graham

36. “There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.” – Billy Graham

37. “God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, ‘I love you.’” – Billy Graham

38. “We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.” – Billy Graham

39. “I know that soon my life will be over. I thank God for it, and for all He has given me in this life…But I look forward to Heaven.”” – Billy Graham

40. “Prayer shouldn’t be casual or sporadic, dictated only by the needs of the moment. Prayer should be as much a part of our lives as breathing.” – Billy Graham

41. “The central theme of the universe is the purpose and destiny of every individual. Every person is important in God’s eyes.” – Billy Graham

42. “God doesn’t owe us anything yet in His grace, He still gives us good things.” – Billy Graham

43. “God’s promise: “Fear not, for I am with you.” – Billy Graham

44. “Ask God to show you His plans, not bless your dreams” – Billy Graham

45. “Only in heaven will we know exactly what heaven is like.” – Billy Graham

46. “Just because a person claims to be a Christian does not necessarily mean that he is one.” – Billy Graham

47. “God has a plan for your retirement.” – Billy Graham

48. “In one bold stroke, forgiveness obliterates the past and permits us to enter the land of new beginnings.” – Billy Graham

49. “The great question of our time is, ‘Will we be motivated by materialistic philosophy or by spiritual power?’” – Billy Graham

50. “When granted many years of life, growing old in age is natural, but growing old with grace is a choice.” – Billy Graham

51. “To get nations back on their feet, we must first get down on our knees.” – Billy Graham

52. “Don’t let failure or disappointment cut you off from God or make you think that the future is hopeless. When God closes one door, He often opens another door – if we seek it.” – Billy Graham

53. “Be sure that your motive in praying is to glorify God.” – Billy Graham

54. “Evil is real – but so is God’s power and love.” – Billy Graham

55. “Someone has said, “Prayer is the highest use to which speech can be put.” – Billy Graham

56. “When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” – Billy Graham

57. “You can’t control the length of your life. You can control the depth.” – Billy Graham

58. “God never takes away something from your life without replacing it with something better.” – Billy Graham

59. “I think it is a sin to look at another person as inferior to yourself because of race or because of ethnic background, and I think the greatest thing to do is to pray that God will give you love for them, and I do.” – Billy Graham

60. “Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.” – Billy Graham

61. “We hurt people by being too busy. Too busy to notice their needs. Too busy to drop that note of comfort or encouragement or assurance of love. Too busy to listen when someone needs to talk. Too busy to care.” – Billy Graham

62. “Some years ago I was invited to be on a television talk show with one of the most famous personalities in America. Afterward she took me aside and told of the emptiness in her life. “My beauty is gone,” she said, “I am getting old, I’m living on alcohol, and I have nothing to live for.” – Billy Graham

63. “I can tell you that God is alive because I talked to him this morning.” – Billy Graham

64. “Salvation is free, but discipleship costs everything we have.” – Billy Graham

65. “A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime.” – Billy Graham

66. “Our job in life is not to be successful, but to be faithful.” – Billy Graham

67. “Marriage is God’s invention, not ours! Society didn’t establish it; God did.” – Billy Graham

68. “I’ve read the last page of the Bible. It’s all going to turn out all right.” – Billy Graham

69. “We all live under grace and do the best we can.” – Billy Graham

70. “Confidentiality is the essence of being trusted.” – Billy Graham

71. “The regeneration of the individual is much more needed than the revolution of society.” – Billy Graham

72. “The way we live often speaks far louder than our words.” – Billy Graham

73. “Discouragement is the opposite of faith. It is Satan’s device to thwart the work of God in your life.” – Billy Graham

74. “God’s holiness demands that sin be punished – but God’s love has provided the way of redemption through Christ.” – Billy Graham

75. “Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.” – Billy Graham

76. “Scripture has the remedy for sinfulness.” – Billy Graham

77. “The fact that immorality is rampant throughout the nation doesn’t make it right!” – Billy Graham

78. “One with God is a majority.” – Billy Graham

79. “Life is a glorious opportunity.” – Billy Graham

80. “your faith and hope are in god.” – Billy Graham

81. “When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” – Billy Graham

82. “Becoming a Christian is the work of a moment; being a Christian is the work of a lifetime.” – Billy Graham

83. “Every human being is under construction from conception to death.” – Billy Graham

84. “Don’t waver. Make a decision. Do it now.” – Billy Graham

85. “The only hope for enduring peace is Jesus Christ.” – Billy Graham

86. “The moment we take our last breath on earth, we take our first in heaven.” – Billy Graham

87. “Racial prejudice, anti-Semitism, or hatred of anyone with different beliefs has no place in the human mind or heart.” – Billy Graham

88. “Suffering is often the crucible in which our faith is tested. Those who successfully come through the “furnace of affliction” are the ones who emerge “like gold tried in the fire.” – Billy Graham

89. “When we come to the end of ourselves, we come to the beginning of God.” – Billy Graham

90. “Our relationship must be right with God before it can be right with man.” – Billy Graham

91. “Success in God’s eyes is faithfulness to His calling.” – Billy Graham

92. “No matter how dark and hopeless a situation might seem, never stop praying.” – Billy Graham

93. “Our worship must be directed to the One who holds the world in His hands.” – Billy Graham

94. “Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will.” – Billy Graham

95. “The Bible teaches that we are always to work for peace and pray for peace. We are to do everything we can.” – Billy Graham

96. “I am never lonely when I am reading the Bible. Nothing dissolves loneliness like a session with God’s Word.” – Billy Graham

97. “Before prayer changes others, it first changes us.” – Billy Graham

98. “Truly, God works in mysterious ways. The wheels of His mercy and justice move quietly, but they do move.” – Billy Graham

99. “Only God can thwart the plans of Satan and his legions.” – Billy Graham

100. “Our world is obsessed with success. But how does God define success? Success in God’s eyes is faithfulness to His calling.” – Billy Graham

101. “Any other foundation will fail, but Christ is a sure and steady rock to build your life on.” – Billy Graham

102. “Christ not only died for all: He died for each.” – Billy Graham

103. “The greatest need in the world is the transformation of human nature. We need a new heart that will not have lust and greed and hate in it. We need a heart filled with love and peace and joy, and that is why Jesus came into the world.” – Billy Graham

104. “People today don’t like the word narrow, but Jesus clearly said there are two roads to the future for all of us: the way to Hell and destruction is broad, but the way to Heaven is narrow. Which road are you on? Is a course correction necessary?” – Billy Graham

105. “Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” – Billy Graham

106. “When suffering comes to us, we need to entrust each day to God with prayer and praise on our lips.” – Billy Graham

107. “We insult God by speaking to Him with our lips while our hearts are far from Him.” – Billy Graham

108. “I have never known anyone to accept Christ’s redemption and later regret it.” – Billy Graham

109. “If your heart is not attuned to God, it will become a catch basin for every device of the devil. Yes, Satan is at work in our world. The Bible is my authority.” – Billy Graham

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