Billy Graham Quotes

Suffering in life can uncover untold depths of character and unknown strength for service. People who go through life unscathed by sorrow and untouched by pain tend to be shallow in their perspectives on life. Suffering, on the other hand, tends to plow up the surface of our lives to uncover the depths that provide greater strength of purpose and accomplishment. Only deeply plowed earth can yield bountiful harvests.

~ Billy Graham

[The Lord] does go with us through our sufferings, and He awaits us as we emerge on the other side of the tunnel of testing—into the light of His glorious presence to live with Him forever!

~ Billy Graham

In His thirty-three years on earth, Jesus suffered with man; on the cross He suffered for man.

~ Billy Graham

We enjoy the sense of God’s presence in the midst of suffering here and now. I have talked to people who are experiencing deep pain or severe difficulties, and they have said, “I feel God is so close to me.

~ Billy Graham

Jesus suffered more than any other person in human history.

~ Billy Graham

The book of Job does not set out to answer the problem of suffering, but to proclaim a God so great that no answer is needed.

~ Billy Graham

I believe one reason that God allows poverty and suffering is so that His followers may demonstrate Christ’s love, mercy, and comfort to [others].

~ Billy Graham

Being a Christian does not exempt us from tough training, which may mean suffering. If the training were easy, we would not be prepared for the tough days ahead.

~ Billy Graham

To suffer for the faith is not a penalty, it is a privilege.

~ Billy Graham

The beginning of all pain and suffering in the world started with one act of disobedience. Christian and non-Christian alike have inherited the consequences from our common ancestors, Adam and Eve—our polluted environment and flawed human nature.

~ Billy Graham

May we store up the truths of God’s Word in our hearts as much as possible, so that we are prepared for whatever suffering we are called upon to endure.

~ Billy Graham

We can react with bitterness and hate God, as some do, or we can accept suffering as a natural part of life and a condition that comes with living in this world. We cannot avoid suffering, but we can determine our response to it.

~ Billy Graham

True faith and suffering frequently go hand-in-hand . . .Living for Christ, walking in His way, will not be an easy path.

~ Billy Graham

The Bible and the history of the church both demonstrate that God’s way for the suffering of His people has not always been the way of escape, but the way of endurance.

~ Billy Graham

We don’t deliberately look for trouble in life. It comes. Suffering is a universal fact, no one can escape its claws.

~ Billy Graham

God has prescribed the remedy for the spiritual sickness of the human race. The solution is personal faith and commitment to Jesus Christ . . .if we deliberately refuse it, we must suffer the horrible consequences.

~ Billy Graham

No one is exempt from the touch of tragedy: neither the Christian nor the non-Christian; neither the rich nor the poor; neither the leader or the commoner. Crossing all racial, social, political, and economic barriers, suffering reaches out to unite mankind.

~ Billy Graham

In my years of global travels, I have seen a world in pain . . . Without God’s guidance, our response to suffering is a futile attempt to find solutions to conditions that cannot be solved.

~ Billy Graham

Ours may be the heritage of the withheld promises. We have been blessed through the endurance and faithfulness of those who have suffered in the past; the people around us, or those who will succeed us, may be blessed through our trials and suffering and how we react to them.

~ Billy Graham

Suffering can give us opportunities to witness. The world is a gigantic hospital, nowhere is there a greater chance to see the peace and joy of the Lord than when the journey through the valley is the darkest.

~ Billy Graham

The Bible teaches that we are to be patient in suffering. Tears become telescopes to heaven, bringing eternity a little closer.

~ Billy Graham

Tens of thousands of God’s saints and sufferers through the ages have found their dark nights lightened and tortured souls strengthened because they found help from the Spirit in the Word of God.

~ Billy Graham

Our sufferings may be hard to bear, but they teach us lessons which, in turn, equip and enable us to help others.

~ Billy Graham

The most remarkable thing about suffering is that God can use it for our good.

~ Billy Graham

Evil and suffering are real . . . They aren’t an illusion, nor are they simply an absence of good. We are fallen creatures living in a fallen world that has been twisted and corrupted by sin, and we all share in its brokenness. Most of all, we share in its tragic legacy of disease and death.

~ Billy Graham

Can the sin of one or a few cause suffering for many? The answer, of course, is yes, for no sin is isolated in the life of the sinner. It spreads like poison gas into every available crevice.

~ Billy Graham

God is not blind. He knows about you and your problems. He knows of those who are suffering . . . and His love for His children will never leave in times of trouble.

~ Billy Graham

Nowhere does the Bible teach that Christians are to be exempt from the tribulations and natural disasters that come upon the world. It does teach that the Christian can face tribulation, crisis, calamity, and personal suffering with a supernatural power that is not available to the person outside of Christ.

~ Billy Graham

Some of the happiest Christians I have met have been life-long sufferers. They have had every reason to sigh and complain, being denied so many privileges and pleasures that they see others enjoy, yet they have found greater cause for gratitude and joy than many who are prosperous, vigorous, and strong.

~ Billy Graham

When suffering comes, learn to trust each day into God’s hands . . . let your lips be filled with prayer and praise.

~ Billy Graham

The Gospel shows people their wounds and bestows on them love. It shows them their bondage and supplies the hammerto knock away their chains. It shows them their nakedness and provides them the garments of purity. It shows them their poverty and pours into their lives the wealth of heaven. It shows them their sins and points them to the Savior.

~ Billy Graham

We need to encourage new believers to feed on God’s Word—it is nourishment for the soul.

~ Billy Graham

Make it your goal to build strong foundations for your life—foundations constructed from prayer and the truths of God’s Word.

~ Billy Graham

Why are our inner lives so important? One reason is because our thoughts determine our actions.

~ Billy Graham

Jesus Christ said the gate that leads to destruction is wide and the way is broad, but the gate which leads to life is straight and the way narrow.

~ Billy Graham

You can’t change the past. But with God’s help you can change the future. No matter what your life has been like so far, God wants to put your feet on a new path . . . a better path . . . His path.

~ Billy Graham

[We] are not here by chance or by accident; God put us on this journey called life. We came from Him, and our greatest joy will come from giving ourselves back to Him and learning to walk with Him every day until we return to Him.

~ Billy Graham

An architect draws the plans for a new building—but it still has to be built. A composer writes a new piece of music—but it still has to be played. A chef devises a new recipe—but the ingredients still have to be cooked. In the same way, God has given us a blueprint for living—but we must know what it is and then put it into action.

~ Billy Graham

Some day our journey through this life will be over and we will embark on another journey—one that will last forever.

~ Billy Graham

If we don’t know who we are, we’ll never know how we ought to live.

~ Billy Graham