T. D. Jakes Quotes
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What you can do is embrace what you have right now and to allow it to fill the vacancies of what you didn't get yesterday.
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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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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 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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Worship plays a major role in the Christian daily life. Throughout Scripture we see worship from David dancing before the Lord to Jesus rejoicing in the Spirit.
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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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I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.
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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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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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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 actually grew up playing the piano in the church and was deeply involved in music ministry.
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Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
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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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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.
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The world is a university and everyone in it is a teacher. Make sure when you wake up in the morning you go to school.
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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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My father was a Methodist and my mother was a Baptist.
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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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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 if we don't fix the economy and if we don't fix foreign policy, we won't have the luxury of dealing with domestic issues that may be important to Christians but we have to understand that in my view, we've taken our eyes off the ball a bit.
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We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.
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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!)