Quotes by Billy Graham

I’m afraid many young people today have very romantic ideas about marriage—ideas that do not necessarily reflect the truth . . .Romantic feelings alone are not enough when the problems and strains come—as they inevitably do.

Too many husbands and wives enter into marriage with the idea that their spouse exists for one purpose: to make them happy.

While God’s will is that every marriage will endure, man’s sin has poisoned many relationships.

Without Ruth’s partnership and encouragement over the years, my own work would have been impossible. We were called by God as a team.

A loving God ordained monogamous marriage and the sanctity of what we call the traditional family.

It’s amazing how we can hurt others, especially those close to us . . .subtle and not-so-subtle ways in which wives belittle husbands and vice versa.

I get many letters every day from people who got married because they wanted their own selfish needs satisfied, and have only later come to realize that this does not work.

Marriage is not a reform school . . .Instead of you reforming [your spouse], [he or she] will instead influence you.

As husband and wife, to have a happy life together, you must have confidence and respect, and you must have substantial agreement in your faith.

The only really sound marriages are those based on mutual respect.

Our culture puts feelings first, but true love isn’t based on feelings. That is why there are so many divorces today. When the early romantic feelings in a marriage do not remain constant . . .many people believe divorce is the answer.

[God] can help you begin to rebuild your marriage and your life if you will let Him rule in your life.

[Ruth’s] disposition is the same all the time—very sweet and very gracious and very charming. When it comes to spiritual things, my wife has had the greatest influence on my ministry.

Every divorce represents a broken dream, a shattered hope, a ruined expectation.

Many people today have discarded the Bible’s clear teaching on sexual relations outside of marriage, simply because they are absorbed only in their own pleasures and desires.

A good marriage is not “made in heaven,” but on earth. Love is a fragile commodity which needs to be cultivated and nourished constantly.

Marriage is God’s invention, not ours! Society didn’t establish it; God did.

Satan’s first appearance in the Bible included an attack on a marriage—trying to divide Adam and Eve. His tactics have not changed. He wants our marriages to flounder and fail, because he knows that few things will discourage us more.

I know of few families today that aren’t touched to some extent by the heartache of divorce, including our own.

A marriage based only on physical attraction or romantic emotions is almost certainly doomed to failure right from the start.