I started my ministry when I was 19, I was pastoring at 22 and I got married when I was 24, so I was building at such a young age and that fight, that dream and tenacity is still in me.
T. D. JAKESHere is the amazing thing about Easter; the resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible.
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Sometimes what makes us insecure and vulnerable becomes the fuel we need to be overachievers. The antidote for a snakebite is made from the poison, and the thing that made you go backward is the same force that will push you forward.
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There is a higher power, a higher influence, a God who rules and reigns and controls circumstances and situations that are beyond your area and realm of authority.
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Too many people want the appearance of winning rather than the practices and hard work that create a true champion.
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I know whatever God means for me to have He’ll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don’t need it.
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Eagles fly where lesser birds cannot fly, so eagles can do what lesser birds cannot do.
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God’s grace and mercy have brought you through. Quit acting as if you made it on your own.
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You shouldn’t shoot at every opportunity that passes by.
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We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
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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 enemy doesn’t care how many days you live as long as you don’t live in the days you have.
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If you have achieved any level of success, then pour it into someone else. Success is not success without a successor.
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The dream God gives you guarantees, no matter what it looks like now, when it’s all over, your dream will come to pass.
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Whenever you face obstacles, crises and dilemmas and your confidence is in your associates more than in God- it is a sign your faith is deteriorating.
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I think it’s important that when you’re bringing something to the table that you’re sure has value, that you don’t diminish yourself just so that you can have an opportunity.
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I think the thing that people do wrong today is that they pray for external validation.
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