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Whenever I counsel someone who feels called to be an evangelist, I always urge them to guard their time and not feel like they have to do everything.
Billy Graham
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Interpretation

What this quote means

Guarding your time is essential for effective leadership and fulfilling your calling.

In this quote, Billy Graham emphasizes the importance of time management for those who feel a calling to be evangelists. He suggests that they should not burden themselves with the expectation to do everything, but instead focus on their essential responsibilities to be effective in their mission.

Themes

Time ManagementLeadershipEvangelismFocusResponsibility

In practice

Example use cases

In a seminar about leadership, this quote could emphasize the importance of time management.

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