“Its not over, until the Lord says its over.”
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T.D. Jakes
“You cannot rush God’s timing.
When the Lord speaks a word into your life, it is like a seed. Is your confidence in God’s seed?”
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T.D. Jakes
“Many people feed others who can’t feed them, while they completely fail to nourish those who really desire to feed them.”
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T.D. Jakes
“There are perhaps millions who are sitting on the couch saying, “I’m gonna…” They’ll do it when their finances are perfect, when their children are perfectly grown and stable, when they’ve achieved seniority on the job or some other life marker. Your life will never be perfect. Parts of it will be, at times. You will always be juggling and adjusting in some area of your life. Step away from the couch sitters who are awaiting the single perfect day to begin living their dream. You can choose to live your dream every day if you just take the first step.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Because we have offered no provision for sons and daughters who fall, many of our Adams and our Eves are hiding in the bushes.”
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T.D. Jakes
“The art of avoiding extremes is an art that is drawn on the canvas of maturity and painted with the abstract strokes of many experiences.”
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T.D. Jakes
“You cannot be a Big person with a Small heart”
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T.D. Jakes
“When God blesses you, not only will He bless you personally, but He will bless your family, your field, your crops, and your land. According to Deuteronomy 28, God will take you who used to be the tail and make you the head.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Paying attention to what nourishes and stimulates your heart, soul, and imagination leads to listening to your instincts. In turn, listening to your instincts jump-starts the process of creating the fabric of your destiny. Like a designer sewing a garment, you take the vision within you and bring it to life in a suit to be worn for your next season of life. You are instinctively best at inventing what is in your inventory!”
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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
“Have you ever been guilty of having a condescending attitude about another person’s weakness? How can we dare to think we can access the soul-cleansing blood that delivers us from the cesspool of our secret sins, and then look down on another member of Christ’s Body in disdain?”
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T.D. Jakes
“No woman wants to be in submission to a man who isn't in submission to God!”
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T.D. Jakes
“sometimes wondered if it would be better to let go of the pain of wanting and settle for the calm mediocrity of the status quo.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Fear teaches you to be cautious, careful, and conscientious. It also forces you to be creative, compassionate, and calculating.”
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T.D. Jakes
“The Hell of Regret He who wins the race cannot run with the pack. And once you get out you can’t come back, because caged lions don’t mate with free ones! If ever you are going to win, you must forsake the social construct of the cage and all the cage dwellers.”
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T.D. Jakes
