They tell me a revival is only temporary; so is a bath, but it does you good.
Interpretation
Revival may be short-lived, but it brings significant benefits, just like a bath.
In this quote, Billy Sunday underscores the idea that moments of revival or rejuvenation, though they may not last long, are essential for our well-being. Just as a bath refreshes the body, a temporary revival can rejuvenate the spirit and provide necessary motivation to face challenges anew.
In practice
This quote can be shared in a self-help seminar to emphasize the importance of taking breaks for mental rejuvenation.
Whenever a day comes when I can stand and preach God's Word without an agony of anxiety lest the people will not accept Christ; whenever a day comes when I can see men and women coming down the aisles without joy in my heart, I'll quit preaching.
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.
The saloon is a liar. It promises good cheer and sends sorrow.
I don't believe there are devils enough in hell to pull a boy out of the arms of a godly mother.
The trouble with many men is that they have got just enough religion to make them miserable. If there is not joy in religion, you have got a leak in your religion.
The church is not a dormitory for sleepers, it is an institution for workers; it is not a rest camp, it is a front line trench.
I was determined that with perseverance and faith, at some point, someone would say, 'This girl has talent,' and would cast me in something meaningful.
I dream too much, work too little.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.
It's amazing - you may not realize it, but so much of what you are not is because you are literally standing in your own way of becoming. And what I'm pleading with you about is, get the hell out of your own way.
Use your faults, use your defects; then you're going to be a star.
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