God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'
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Two conflicting forces cannot exist in one human heart. When doubt reigns, faith cannot abide. Where hatred rules, love is crowded out. Where selfishness rules, there love cannot dwell. When worry is present, trust cannot crowd its way in.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses the idea that opposing emotions and states of mind cannot coexist within a person.
Billy Graham's quote highlights the inherent conflict between opposite feelings. It suggests that when negative emotions like doubt, hatred, and selfishness dominate a person's heart, positive feelings such as faith, love, and trust cannot thrive. Thus, to foster positive emotions, one must actively work to eliminate their conflicting negative counterparts.
Themes
ConflictEmotionsFaithLoveTrustSelfishnessHatredDoubt
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a motivational speech about overcoming negative emotions.
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