“Routine is the enemy of instinct......It's better to change and fail than to settle.”
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T.D. Jakes
“You Can’t Tell Everybody One of the saddest realities we must face about life is that everybody is not going to be happy when we prosper. People haters can’t stand your dreaming of a better life, despise your happiness, turn their nose up at you because you take extra care in your speech and appearance. They get angry when you find a better job or a new love. They stop speaking to you when you give up negative behaviors.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Before you get to the place that is calling you, recognize whom you can talk to about your destiny and whom you can’t. Dream killers will”
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T.D. Jakes
“But you cannot go through the Door of Destiny without passing through the Hall of Haters.”
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T.D. Jakes
“If someone must be hurt, if it ever becomes necessary to bear pains, weather strong winds, or withstand trials or opposition, let it be adults and not children.”
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T.D. Jakes
“The same God who opens doors also shuts doors. We must be submissive enough to His will to understand that we are to rejoice when the doors open but also when the doors close.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Friends, loved ones, and even enemies influence us, but that doesn’t mean their comments are relevant to your destiny.”
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T.D. Jakes
Never settle for less than God’s best for your life.”
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T.D. Jakes
“What woman would not appreciate a God who becomes her attorney, assumes her case, requires no fee, and wins her the victory?”
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T.D. Jakes
“The struggle may go on much, much longer than you could ever imagine. By the time you get to the end of the fight you can barely hold on. You wonder if you’re crazy for holding on. You’ve been battling so long that you’re worn out. You hope for a stroke of luck. You pray for a bit of divine favor. You look for encouragement and search for compassion and understanding; but mostly, you look for relief. When you’re deep in battle, what you need is strength to keep going, even when it looks like nothing is going to happen.”
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T.D. Jakes
“The people ahead of you, living in the liberty of instinct-guided uniqueness, will welcome you, encourage you, and mentor you. They will inspire you to be a pioneer and not a poser. Only those incarcerated by their unwillingness to listen to their instincts and to take the risks required for success will seek to deter you.”
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T.D. Jakes
“When your life is not in order, you feel discomfort.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Hardship can humble you, but it cannot break you unless you let it. Your instinct for survival will see you through if you’re attuned to its frequency. Instinct will find a temporary stopgap without ever taking its sights off your larger goals. There’s no greater way to hone your instincts than to overcome adversity.”
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T.D. Jakes
“The low-grade plagiarism of popularity will never lead you to true contentment.”
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T.D. Jakes
