Ask God to show you His plans, not bless your dreams
BILLY GRAHAMOur world is obsessed with success. But how does God define success? Success in God’s eyes is faithfulness to His calling.
More Billy Graham Quotes
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The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise.
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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.
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If God can be fully proved by the human mind, then He is no greater than the mind that proves Him.
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The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, ‘O God, forgive me,’ or ‘Help me.’
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True prayer is a way of life, not just for use in cases of emergency.
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Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.
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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.
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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.
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Don’t be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and his will first in everything you do.
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[There are] seven gifts God gives you when you commit your life to Christ: a new relationship, a new citizenship, a new family, a new purpose, a new power, a new destiny, and a new journey.
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I am convinced the greatest act of love we can ever perform for people is to tell them about God’s love for them in Christ.
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A suffering person does not need a lecture – he needs a listener.
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On our knees we are the most powerful force on earth.
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I don’t want to see religious bigotry in any form. It would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right. The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it.
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Even if we may not always understand why God allows certain things to happen to us, we can know He is able to bring good out of evil, and triumph out of suffering.
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