T. D. Jakes Quotes
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We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.
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When you make a decision to forgive it's a decision that you have to make intellectually.
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I think most people who get into their 50s reassess what made sense and what didn't make sense.
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I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.
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Children are not unforgiving. You can punish them and they will hug you in a few minutes.
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Big ideas come from forward thinking people who challenge the norm, think outside the box, and invent the world they see inside rather than submitting to the limitations of current dilemmas
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I was raised in the Baptist church... but I didn't really have a real committed experience with Christ until my father died.
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When it comes to bringing an idea that God has given you to fruition, don't wait for it to happen again, you have to get out there and make it happen.
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The first time I walked on a stage I knew that was what I was created to do. I knew that there was a calling and a sense of purpose in my life that gave me fulfillment and a sense of destiny.
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I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.
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My children are now adults and just kind of guide them while they allow you to have input in their lives without controlling them the way you did when they were toddlers. These are good steps to use for fathers at each step of their children's lives.
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I think many people have an illusion of success based on entering in at a level that's higher than their experiences.
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And another thing is that I think as a church whenever we become politically driven, we alienate at least 50 percent of the people that God called us to reach with our political orientations.
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As a Christian, Christ died so that we will have eternal life in Him in Heaven. What it looks like doesn't matter, what it smells like doesn't matter, as long as Christ is there it will be Heaven to me.
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Baptism was to put a line of demarcation between your past sins when you are buried with Him by Baptism-you are burying your past sins-eradicating them-putting a line in the sand saying that old man is dead and he is no longer alive any more and I rise up to walk in the newness of life.
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Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
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I wasn't trying to be rich or famous; I was trying to figure out what is this thing in me that won't let me sleep that makes me restless and makes me keep pushing. I was trying to discover who I was.
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One of the great healing balms of the Holy Spirit is forgiveness. To forgive is to break the link between you and your past.
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When people walk away from you, let them go. Your destiny is never tied to anyone who leaves you, and it doesn't mean they are bad people. It just means that their part in your story is over.
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I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.
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To be unforgiving is like to drink poison and wait for someone else to die!! Rev. TD Jakes (have I said how much I love ya!)
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My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open.
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I actually grew up playing the piano in the church and was deeply involved in music ministry.
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So though there are many things I would have done differently, I submit to God's sovereignty and His purpose in my life and I thank Him that He brought me the way He brought me and gave me what He gave me when He thought I could handle it.