The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham

In The Secret of Happiness, Billy quoted Frank Laubach as say-

ing, “Prayer at its highest is a two-way conversation; and for me,

the most important part is listening to God’s replies.”

Avoid Grievous Peril
We started this chapter with a quote from à Kempis about the
“grievous peril” of being held in high esteem. Billy was thoroughly
aware of that danger. “I feel that people have put me on too high
a pedestal,” he said in a New York Timescolumn. “We do the same
with other leaders,” Billy explained. “I know, however, that I am
not as good as some people think I am. I have seen men in the
depths of wickedness and I have thought to myself, ‘There I go
except by the grace of God.’”

Points to Ponder

BILLY GRAHAM:

God measures people by the small dimensions of humility

and not by the bigness of their achievements

or the size of their capabilities.

THE BIBLE:

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture,

“Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.

JAMES 2:8

Redeeming the Ego