“Basic Instincts It’s the way mother birds build nests, and build them high enough to elude”
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T.D. Jakes
“If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.”
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T.D. Jakes
“To begin a transformation you must peel back the layers and go to your core.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Sometimes we esteem others more important than ourselves. We always become the martyr. It is wonderful to be self-sacrificing, but watch out for self-disdain! If we don’t apply some of the medicine that we use on others to strengthen ourselves, our patients will be healed and we will be dying.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Its not over, until the Lord says its over.”
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T.D. Jakes
“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.”
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T.D. Jakes
“The value of your Creator should cause you to reconsider your own worth and value.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Soon I was to find that people who had been creative at one stage of growth now seemed empty of ideas—and worse, they seemed not to notice that the ground had moved up under their feet! As I grew and encountered higher ideals and new goals, what had once been acceptable now seemed lethargic at best and lethal if ignored. You can’t take everyone with you just because they were with you where you were before.”
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T.D. Jakes
“both success and struggle are different kinds of trauma.”
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T.D. Jakes
“When there’s no turning back, your instincts will lead you forward.”
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T.D. Jakes
“The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge" -Proverbs 18:15 (KJV)”
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T.D. Jakes
“Much like the removal of moles and skin lesions is done to prevent them from growing into more serious skin abnormalities, removing minor discord before it becomes a calamity is an important use of our time. Most people don’t like to make waves and they swallow frustration and bury true feelings, not wanting to compromise temporary tranquility, never realizing that massive turmoil doesn’t start out massive—it grows beneath the skin like a cancer that could have been avoided with early detection.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Progress apart from purpose ends in arrogance.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Will you bring life to your dream or will you allow it to die of neglect? It is absolutely true that you have a divine summons to fulfill, but it’s not automatic and it’s not guaranteed. You are the major player who must give yourself fully to the process of becoming.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Once you have confidence in your instincts, you must never allow other people’s refusal to believe, or their data to refute, what you instinctively know is true.”
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T.D. Jakes
