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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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.
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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