Even Our Pets Can Become Idols.

Some Of The Greatest Spiritual Revivals In The Past Occurred Just When The Situation Seemed To Be The Darkest. In The History Of Our Own Nation, For Example, Countless Thousands Turned To Christ During The Darkest Days Of The Civil War, Setting The Stage For National Reconciliation Later On.

Whatever Affliction Comes In Our Life, Our Lord Goes Into The Valley With Us, Leading Us By The Hand, Even Carrying Us When It Is Necessary.

The Happiness For Which Our Souls Ache Is One Undisturbed By Success Or Failure, One Which Will Root Deeply Inside Us And Give Inward Relaxation, Peace, And Contentment, No Matter What The Surface Problems May Be. That Kind Of Happiness Stands In Need On No Outward Stimulus.

Even When We Allow Our Imaginations To Run Wild On The Joys Of Heaven, We Find That Our Minds Are Incapable Of Conceiving What It Will Be Like.

I Am Constantly Concerned About Being Quoted In The Press And Perhaps Saying The Wrong Thing Or Having What I Say Misinterpreted And Bringing Reproach To The Name Of Christ. People Do Not Come To Hear What Billy Graham Has To Say; They Want To Hear What God Has To Say. Jesus Tells Us Not To Be Misled By The Voices Of Strangers. There Are So Many Strange Voices Being Heard In The Religious World Of Our Day. We Must Compare What They Say With The Word Of God.