“Often after years of deep investment into others we are shocked and disappointed that they simply didn’t get who we really are.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Each day is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to Him.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Silence isn't golden and it surely doesn't mean consent, so start practicing the art of communication.”
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T.D. Jakes
“The Scriptures plainly show that this infirmed woman had tried to lift herself. People who stand on the outside can easily criticize and assume that the infirmed woman lacked effort and fortitude. That is not always the case. Some situations in which we can find ourselves defy willpower. We feel unable to change. The Scriptures say that she “could in no way raise herself up.” That implies that she had employed various means of self-help. Isn’t it amazing how the same people who lift up countless others often cannot lift themselves? This type of person may be a tower of faith and prayer for others, but impotent when it comes to his or her own limitations. That person may be the one whom others rely upon.”
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T.D. Jakes
“There is no shortcut to excellence.”
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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
“When you hold on to your history you do it at the expense of your destiny.”
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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
“If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14).”
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T.D. Jakes
“Some think that emulating those we admire makes us more effective and guarantees the result they exhibit. The goal is not to duplicate someone else’s greatness or purpose, destiny or creativity.”
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T.D. Jakes
“It’s miserable living someone else’s life, and it is downright suffocating to live beneath your potential.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Why am I here?” You may have asked the question as you found yourself in the midst of an amazing, divinely orchestrated opportunity, or you may have asked it in reaction to having made the worst mistake of your life.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Your hindrance? Trying to build your dream without the Dreammaker.”
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T.D. Jakes
“to weakness if you’re fighting the wrong issue or the wrong person, or for the wrong reason.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Nobody likes hard times, but it’s the unpleasant experiences that are often the catalysts to build the character required for our destiny.”
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T.D. Jakes
