Quotes by Billy Graham

Whether or not we sense and feel the presence of the Holy Spirit or one of the holy angels, by faith we are certain God will never leave us or forsake us.

[Angels] crisscross the Old and New Testaments, being mentioned directly or indirectly nearly 300 times.

Just as millions of angels participated in the dazzling show when the morning stars sang together at creation, so will the innumerable hosts of heaven help bring to pass God’s prophetic declarations throughout time and into eternity.

Anger and bitterness—whatever the cause—only end up hurting us. Turn that anger over to Christ.

[God] wants to help you overcome the bitterness and anger that you feel, and He wants to encourage you . . . He knows that anger and depression will never help you deal with your problems—they only make them worse.

God’s will is for us to commit our lives to Christ and follow Him. God’s will also is that we avoid sin.

Do you want to know what God’s will is for you? It is for you to become more and more like Christ. This is spiritual maturity, and if you make this your goal, it will change your life.

Sometimes it’s best to start moving in the direction you think God may want you to go, and then trust Him to lead you—closing doors He doesn’t want you to go through and opening up others.

Each generation becomes more addicted to the sedatives of life, to dull the pain of living.

The greatest barrier to knowing God’s will is simply that we want to run our own lives. Our problem is that a battle is going on in our hearts—a battle between our wills and God’s will.

God’s will is that we would be righteous in our living. God is holy, and the whole scheme of redemption has holiness for its goal.

God wants us to know His will and He reveals it to us both through the Bible and through the guidance of His Holy Spirit. Seek God’s will when you pray, and He will help you know it.

The Bible condemns the use of any substance which alters or distorts our thinking (including alcohol, which was the most common drug in ancient times).

To know the will of God is the highest of all wisdom. Living in the center of God’s will rules out all falseness of religion and puts the stamp of true sincerity upon our service to God.

God’s holiness demands that sin be punished—but God’s love has provided the way of redemption through Christ.

God will never—never—lead you to do something that is contrary to His written Word, the Bible.

Living the Christian life means striving for holiness.

When that glorious day comes, sin and death will be destroyed and Satan will be banished. All the strife and hatred and suffering and death that twist and scar this world will vanish, and the Lord’s Prayer will be fulfilled: God’s will will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Some of the most heart-breaking letters I receive are from people who tell how alcohol or drugs have ravaged their lives and destroyed their families.

We cannot be satisfied with our goodness after beholding the holiness of God.