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.
T. D. JAKESI 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.
T. D. JAKESI’m not particularly political. I’m not particularly denominational. I’m not worried about any of that.
T. D. JAKESA church that focuses on the external has lost its passion for souls.
T. D. JAKESI 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.
T. D. JAKESThe dream God gives you guarantees, no matter what it looks like now, when it’s all over, your dream will come to pass.
T. D. JAKESToo many people want the appearance of winning rather than the practices and hard work that create a true champion.
T. D. JAKESThe greater the battle – the greater the spoils.
T. D. JAKESThere is nothing I’m any more passionate than empowering the next generation.
T. D. JAKESI 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. JAKESYou don’t know how much you’ve grown- until trouble comes back for an encore.
T. D. JAKESThe world is a university and everyone in it is a teacher. Make sure when you wake up in the morning you go to school.
T. D. JAKESWhenever 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.
T. D. JAKESI 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.
T. D. JAKESEagles fly where lesser birds cannot fly, so eagles can do what lesser birds cannot do.
T. D. JAKESYou can’t have healing without sickness.
T. D. JAKESThe 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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