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I grew up in hospitals. My father was sick. So I grew up in hospitals from the age of 10. Got to see a lot of suffering.

T. D. Jakes

I was looking for excellence in any color or gender it comes in. Some of my top people are African American but not all of them.
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Color Country Excellence People
God’s grace and mercy have brought you through. Quit acting as if you made it on your own.
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Act God Grace Mercy
I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It’s a gift you give yourself.
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Giving Step Think Understand
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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Done Purpose Way
I’m not particularly political. I’m not particularly denominational. I’m not worried about any of that.
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Denominate Political Worried
There is nothing I’m any more passionate than empowering the next generation.
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Empower Generation Passionate
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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Crisis Face Obstacle
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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Care Enemy Live Long
The traditional churches are having to transition into new methodologies and new ways of reaching people and they are starting to understand that and looking for ways they can increase their relevance to the contemporary society.
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Church People Transition
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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Authority Influence Reign
We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
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Forgiveness Strong Thinking
Eagles fly where lesser birds cannot fly, so eagles can do what lesser birds cannot do.
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Bird Eagle Inspirational
You can’t have healing without sickness.
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Heal Patience Positive Sickness
If you have the capacity to be more than one thing , do everything that’s inside of you.
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Inspirational Life Positive
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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Important Opportunity Thinking
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.
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Age Dream Fight Marry

I grew up in hospitals. My father was sick. So I grew up in hospitals from the age of 10. Got to see a lot of suffering.

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