Quotes by Billy Graham

Learn to shut out the distractions that keep you from truly worshiping God.

We have come to worship things, status, fame, popularity, money, security. Anything that comes between God and ourselves is idolatry. Jesus demands Lordship over all such things.

Many believe that pagan worship is a thing of the past, but it is ever present—we have just given it a new name: pop culture.

The true child of God will have a hunger for worship and God’s Word.

We are to till the soil and work the land—not worship it.

God is more concerned about the attitude of our hearts than the way we express it. Worship isn’t supposed to be entertainment.

Many people who have lost jobs . . . find that this was God’s way of redirecting their lives.

Jesus used the carefree attitude of the birds to underscore the fact that worrying is unnatural. I am learning in my own life, day by day, to keep my mind centered on Christ.

As long as you look only at the situation in the world today, it will be very hard . . . to overcome your worries because it is true that there are many problems and the future is unknown to us. Lift your eyes beyond your circumstances and learn instead to trust God. Worrying . . . won’t change anything.

Often our self-esteem is tied to our work. In our culture, men and women often define themselves by the jobs they hold . . . But a person’s job tells you nothing about a person’s character or value.

Man has always been beset by worry, and the pressures of modern life have aggravated the problem . . . Many . . . are filled with a thousand anxieties. Bring them to Jesus Christ by faith. He will bring peace to your soul and your mind.

Memorizing the Bible is most important. “Thinking God’s thoughts” will take the place of worried, anxious concerns.

Only the Holy Spirit can give us peace in the midst of the storms of restlessness and despair. We should not grieve our Guide by indulging in worry or paying undue attention to self.

Pray for wisdom to deal with whatever is worrying you. Pray that God will act to change the circumstances according to His will. He doesn’t always do what we want Him to—but He knows what’s best for us, and He can be trusted.

Some people spend so much time worrying about what might happen that they never enjoy what is happening [now] . . . Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

Ask God to help you see the world the way He sees it.

One of the great joys of my life has been to travel around the world and meet thousands of Christians in every country.

We must warn the nations of the world that they must repent and turn to God while there is yet time. We must also proclaim that there is forgiveness and peace in knowing Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

I have stood in the places where history was made. I have seen with my own eyes the part that men and women of faith have played in these earthshaking events, and I have heard with my own ears their cries for freedom.

All over the world God is opening doors of opportunity, making it possible for us to take the Gospel to millions who have never heard of Christ.