“God lets you go through challenges to give you credibility in a certain area and the ability to help someone else out of a situation that you once were in.”
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T.D. Jakes
“How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver (Proverbs 16:16 NKJV).”
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T.D. Jakes
“And though I may react to the trauma emotionally, shed private tears, have a meltdown away from people, or enjoy a complete “one flew over the cuckoo’s nest” episode, when I’m finished expressing emotion I keep on keeping on. When I finish my rant, tantrum, or moment of grief, I move into the instinctive survival mode that has empowered humans to endure plights and pleasures of all kinds. Change is often as painful for me to endure as it is for anyone else, but I have learned to take the bitter with the sweet and keep on moving forward.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Faith is the substance of whatever it is that we hope for. The important thing is that we teach that faith is connected to good works and responsibility.”
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T.D. Jakes
“God can appreciate our differences and still create unity. It is like a conductor who can orchestrate extremely different instruments into producing a harmonious, unified sound. Together we produce a sound of harmony that expresses the multifaceted character of God.”
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T.D. Jakes
“If we have been diligent to hide the Word of God in our hearts, and if we continue to labor over that Word, we can be assured that in the time of harvest we will reap a bountiful reward if we faint not. (See Galatians 6:9.)”
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T.D. Jakes
“if you are the smartest person in a room, you are in the wrong room.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Divorce is not merely separating; it is the tearing apart of what was once joined together.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Things that are covered don’t heal well.”
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T.D. Jakes
“Blame unto others only as you would first blame yourself.”
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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
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
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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
“Our instincts may have even guided us to hide parts of ourselves in order to keep them alive when we were younger.”
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T.D. Jakes
