T.D. Jakes Quotes
If you think down, you will go down. If you think up, you will go up. You’ll always travel in the direction of your thinking.
Surround yourself with people whose definition of you is not based on your history, but your destiny.
Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary storm.. No matter how raging the billows are today, remind yourself: "This too shall pass!"
When you begin to realize that your past does not necessarily dictate the outcome of your future, then you can release the hurt. It is impossible to inhale new air until you exhale the old.
Not everyone will be happy when you begin to better yourself. Those who are for you will not just celebrate in your triumphs, but they will also pray with you through your tribulations.
Real value isn’t in what you own, drive, wear or live. The greater value is found in love and life, health and strength, friends and family!
Your words will tell others what you think. Your actions will tell them what you believe.
God has invested entirely too much in you for you to be comfortable in anything less than you were created to be.
God is a businessman. He is not going to do business with someone who shows no sign of potential return. He invests in people who demonstrate an ability to handle what He has given them.
Don't allow your past or present condition to control you. It's just a process that you're going through to get you to the next level.
If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.
I found out that the things that hurt us the most can become the fuel and the catalyst that propel us toward our destiny. It will either make you bitter or it will make you better.
If you don’t find a way to love a flawed person, secretly you’re teaching yourself that you are not lovable because of your flaws.
Too many people want the appearance of winning rather than the practices and hard work that create a true champion.
God's not going to promote you because you have a dream, He's going to promote you because you've maximized where you are so now you're ready to go to the next level.
Stress and worry is a residual of relying on yourself and being your own god, in control of everything. Worship allows us to rely on God's power to steer us through life.
You’d be surprised at the things that look great on the outside but are dysfunctional on the inside. Be sure to function as good as you look
Face the giants in your life, slay them, and move on. Do not be daunted by the mistakes and failures in your life.
God's grace and mercy have brought you through. Quit acting as if you made it on your own.
If you can disappoint yourself as much as you love yourself and you still manage to disappoint yourself then why are you shocked when other people that you love disappoint you.
Somebody is n the hospital begging God for the opportunity u have right now. Step into your moment.
No matter where you are in life right now, know this: God put you on this earth to fulfill the promise He has predestined for your life.
We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.
God gives you the resources for success. But it is up to you to recognize them and use them to their fullest.
You must realize that if you are going to reach the heights you have been called to reach, you may elicit some criticism from those who are jealous, petty or angry because they were left behind.
Some of the best people with whom you can have a relationship are the people who challenge your thinking.
I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
God will give you anything as long as you understand that he is the primary and not the secondary.
There’s something you learn from helping other people with their dreams that prepares you for your own.
There is a higher power, a higher influence, a God who rules and reigns and controls circumstances and situations that are beyond your area and realm of authority.
When God blesses you, don't let no devil in hell move you out of your place of blessing!
I believe it is our attitude that determines our altitude. It is our attitude that allows us to soar above those things that would otherwise overcome us.
The lifting up of the woman does not require the tearing down of the man. In fact, a strong woman appreciates a strong man. Conversely, a strong man is not intimidated by a strong woman.
We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
Isn't it funny how something that will later be a blessing can be a curse if you get it too soon.
What woman would not appreciate a God who becomes her attorney, assumes her case, requires no fee, and wins her the victory?
My mother would take the Band-Aid off, clean the wound, and say, "Things that are covered don't heal well." Mother was right. Things that are covered do not heal well.
You have to knock on doors. You can't keep your dreams a secret. You have to put them out there on display and people can say whatever they want but keep on pointing your actions towards your dreams.
Life's a university that'll teach you lessons, regardless of your desire to pass the “class” or not, there is always something else to learn
It is important to remember that for every person, there will be a problem. Even more importantly, for every problem, our God has a prescription!