T. D. Jakes
American pastor and author, The Potter's House, born 1957
26 quotes.
Quotes by T. D. Jakes
- A setback is a setup for a comeback.
- Be strong enough to stand up again, even after haters make you drop to your knees.
- Being angry is human. Staying angry is foolish.
- Destiny is not for comfort seekers.
- Do you have the courage to act outwardly on what you see inwardly.
- Don't allow your past or present condition to control you. It's just a process that you're going through to get you to the next level.
- Face the giants in your life, slay them, and move on. Do not be daunted by the mistakes and failures in your life.
- God is not preparing the Blessing for YOU, He is preparing YOU for the Blessing
- If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.
- If you have achieved any level of success, then pour it into someone else. Success is not success without a successor.
- If you have the FAITH to believe it, you have the POWER to conceive it!
- If you think down, you will go down. If you think up, you will go up. You’ll always travel in the direction of your thinking.
- Never make a permanent decision about a temporary situation.
- Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary storm.. No matter how raging the billows are today, remind yourself: "This too shall pass!
- No matter where you are in life right now, know this: God put you on this earth to fulfill the promise He has predestined for your life.
- Real value isn’t in what you own, drive, wear or live. The greater value is found in love and life, health and strength, friends and family!
- Share your dream with people who want you to succeed.
- Sometimes what makes us insecure and vulnerable becomes the fuel we need to be overachievers.
- 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.
- Surround yourself with people whose definition of you is not based on your history, but your destiny.
- When people walk away from you, let them go. Your destiny is never tied to anyone who leaves you, and it doesn't mean they are bad people. It just means that their part in your story is over.
- 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.
- You cannot embrace your destiny if you do not let go of your history.
- You can't be who you are going to be and who you used to be at the same time.
- Your words will tell others what you think. Your actions will tell them what you believe.
- You cannot be a big person with a small heart. If you are going to be like God, you have to love like God.