Billy Graham Quotes

Drinking and other forms of body-wrecking pleasures are signs of weakness rather than manliness. It takes a better man to live a clean life—free from the stimulants, depressants, and drugs—than to be artificially [stimulated].

~ Billy Graham

The cult of self has become an addiction—feeding off the ego of self-glorification. The word cult encompasses many movements and ideas, but simply put, it describes a culture of alternative beliefs, fads, and trends, and tampers with just enough truth to knock many off balance.

~ Billy Graham

There is hope for the alcoholic: God is able to deliver from this as well as any other addiction.

~ Billy Graham

Old age has its compensations. More than ever I see each day as a gift from God. It is also a time to reflect back on God’s goodness over the years and an opportunity to assure others that God truly is faithful to His promises.

~ Billy Graham

Many people plan financially for retirement—but not spiritually and emotionally.

~ Billy Graham

Old age is Satan’s last chance to blow us off course.

~ Billy Graham

One of the characteristics of some drugs (such as cocaine) is that they make a person feel strong and alert—when in fact the opposite is the case. Don’t allow yourself to be deceived.

~ Billy Graham

God wants us to work (whether at home or on the job), but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong to retire. The Levites (who assisted in Israel’s worship) were required to retire at fifty.

~ Billy Graham

Ask [God] to help you reflect Christ as you grow older, instead of turning sour or grumpy.

~ Billy Graham

Life can grow sweeter and more rewarding as we grow older if we possess the presence of Christ. Sunsets are always glorious. It is Christ who adds colors, glory, and beauty to man’s sunsets.

~ Billy Graham

Life has its share of joys and laughter—but we also know life’s road is often very rough. Temptations assail us; people disappoint us; illness and age weaken us; tragedies and sorrows ambush us; evil and injustice overpower us. Life is hard—but God is good, and heaven is real!

~ Billy Graham

I believe in angels because the Bible says there are angels, and I believe the Bible to be the true Word of God.

~ Billy Graham

Many people are trying to steady themselves by taking tranquilizers. Jesus is the greatest tranquilizer of all. He can straighten out your life and put you back on center.

~ Billy Graham

Some people seem to put the devil on a par with God. Actually, Satan is a fallen angel.

~ Billy Graham

[Angels] guide, comfort, and provide for the people of God in the midst of suffering and persecution.

~ Billy Graham

The empire of angels is as vast as God’s creation. If you believe the Bible, you will believe in their ministry.

~ 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.

~ Billy Graham

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

~ Billy Graham

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.

~ Billy Graham

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

~ Billy Graham

[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.

~ Billy Graham

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

~ Billy Graham

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.

~ Billy Graham

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.

~ Billy Graham

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

~ Billy Graham

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.

~ Billy Graham

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.

~ Billy Graham

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.

~ Billy Graham

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).

~ Billy Graham

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.

~ Billy Graham

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

~ Billy Graham

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

~ Billy Graham

Living the Christian life means striving for holiness.

~ Billy Graham

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.

~ Billy Graham

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.

~ Billy Graham

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

~ Billy Graham

If you are ignorant of God’s Word, you will always be ignorant of God’s will.

~ Billy Graham

When the headlines get black and foreboding, the sale of alcohol and barbiturates rises in the country, as millions try to escape from the grim realities of [such] dangers.

~ Billy Graham

Many people turn to alcohol to try to drown the [cries] and longings of the soul. Others attempt to quiet the longings of their souls in other ways. Nothing but God ever completely satisfies, because the soul is made for God.

~ Billy Graham

Some years ago I was invited to be on a television talk show with one of the most famous personalities in America. Afterward she took me aside and told of the emptiness in her life. “My beauty is gone,” she said, “I am getting old, I’m living on alcohol, and I have nothing to live for.

~ Billy Graham