God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'
Billy GrahamRead
Don't let circumstances distress you. Rather, look for the will of God for your life to be revealed in and through those circumstances.
Interpretation
Stay calm in difficult situations and seek divine guidance in your life.
This quote by Billy Graham encourages individuals to maintain their composure in the face of adversity by focusing on the potential purpose and direction that can be found in challenging circumstances. Instead of succumbing to distress, it advocates for a mindset that looks for spiritual insight and discernment, reflecting the belief that there is a greater plan at work even in hard times.
In practice
During a motivational speech at a church gathering.
God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'
The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance.
Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.
God will not force himself upon us against our will. If we want his love, we need to believe in him. We need to make a definite, positive act of commitment and surrender to the love of God. No one can do it for us.
Success in God's eyes is faithfulness to His calling.
Heaven doesn't make this life less important; it makes it more important.
Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable. Never drink when you are wretched without it, or you will be like the grey-faced gin-drinker in the slum; but drink when you would be happy without it, and you will be like the laughing peasant of Italy. Never drink because you need it, for this is rational drinking, and the way to death and hell. But drink because you do not need it, for this is irrational drinking, and the ancient health of the world.
What is discipline? Discipline means creating an order within you. As you are, you are a chaos.
It's better to live cherishing a dream than face the possibilty that it might all come to nothing.
Do not base your life on the likings and dislikings or whims of others. What you are in life - whether you enjoy or suffer - it is your own responsibility. Be regular in your meditation and do not postpone for a later date your striving for God consciousness.
every pleasure's got an edge of pain, pay your ticket and don't complain
I was full of a hot, powerful sadness and would have loved to burst into the comfort of tears, but tried hard not to, remembering something my Guru once said -- that you should never give yourself a chance to fall apart because, when you do, it becomes a tendency and it happens over and over again. You must practice staying strong, instead.
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