40 inspirational Billy Graham quotes

40 life-changing quotes by American renowned evangelist, Billy Graham on how to live a victorious Christian life.

Billy Graham quotes on Jesus

1. “God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.”

2.“God never takes away something from your life without replacing it with something better.”

3. “If you know Christ, you don’t need to beg for the Holy Spirit to come into your life; He is already there— whether you “feel” His presence or not. Don’t confuse the Holy Spirit with an emotional feeling or a particular type of spiritual experience.”

4. “Jesus was not a white man; He was not a black man. He came from that part of the world that touches Africa and Asia and Europe. Christianity is not a white man’s religion and don’t let anybody ever tell you that it’s white or black. Christ belongs to all people; He belongs to the whole world”

5. “When we come to the end of ourselves, we come to the beginning of God.”

6. “Christ not only died for all: he died for each.”

7. “We say to our children, ‘Act like grown-ups,’ but Jesus said to the grown-ups, ‘Be like children.’

8. “God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he’ll be there.”

Billy Graham quotes on the characteristics of a Christian 

9. “Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don’t complain.”

10. “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.”

11. “Quit beating yourself up. We all live under grace and do the best we can.”

12. “God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.”

13. “We are the Bibles the world is reading; we are the creeds the world is needing; we are the sermons the world is heeding.”

14. “A real Christian is the one who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.”

15. “When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.”

16. “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.”

17. “Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality.”

18. “Reading God’s Word and meditating on its truth will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart, and will be demonstrated in your life. Let nothing take the place of this daily privilege.”

19. 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.’

Billy Graham quotes on money

20. “Many invest wisely in business matters, but fail to invest time and interest in their most valued possessions: their spouses and children.”

21. We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.

22. “There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.”

23. “If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.”

Billy Graham quotes on forgiveness

24. “We cannot ask forgiveness over and over again for our sins, and then return to our sins, expecting God to forgive us. We must turn from our practice of sin as best we know how, and turn to Christ by faith as our Lord and Savior.”

25. “When God forgives us and purifies us of our sin, He also forgets it. Forgiveness results in God dropping the charges against us.”

26. “Forgiveness does not come easily to us, especially when someone we have trusted betrays our trust. And yet if we do not learn to forgive, we will discover that we can never really rebuild trust.”

Billy Graham quotes on salvation

27. “Heaven is real and hell is real, and eternity is but a breath away.”

28. “Jesus made everything so simple and we have made it so complicated. He spoke to the people in short sentences and everyday words, illustrating His messages with never-to-be forgotten stories.”

29. “Salvation is an act of God. It is initiated by God, wrought by God, and sustained by God.”

30. “It is the Holy Spirit’s job to convict, God’s job to judge and my job to love.”

31. I just want to lobby for God.

32. “I have never known anyone to accept Christ’s redemption and later regret it.”

Billy Graham quotes on leadership

33. “The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, ‘What a lovely sermon!’ but ‘I will do something.”

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

Billy Graham quotes on adversity 

35. “Believers, look up – take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.”

36. “Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.”

37. “Sin is the second most powerful force in the universe, for it sent Jesus to the cross. Only one force is greater—the love of God.”

38. “Knowing we will be with Christ forever far outweighs our burdens today! Keep your eyes on eternity!”

39. “World events are moving very rapidly now. I pick up the Bible in one hand, and I pick up the newspaper in the other. And I read almost the same words in the newspaper as I read in the Bible. It’s being fulfilled every day round about us.”

Billy Graham on the importance of prayer

40. “No matter how dark and hopeless a situation might seem, never stop praying.”

41. “Heaven is full of answers for which nobody ever bothered to ask.”

42. “It is not the body’s posture, but the heart’s attitude that counts when we pray.”

43. The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.

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Prayer

“Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, ‘Woe to those who call evil good,’ but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem.

We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor’s possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Amen!” – Billy Graham