Quotes from T.D. Jakes

a setback is a setup for a comeback

Each day is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to Him.

If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.

Its not over, until the Lord says its over.

As we forge deeper into this issue of forgiveness, we must be prepared to open up and discuss things that bother us before they escalate to a crisis level. We must examine our struggles with forgiveness in which there are not overt offenses or blatant betrayals. I'm convinced that seeds of resentment take root in the silent frustrations that never get discussed. Other people cannot read our minds--or our palms!--and that is why we have tongues to speak.

God has invested entirely too much in you for you to be comfortable in anything less than you were created to be.

Silence isn't golden and it surely doesn't mean consent, so start practicing the art of communication.

Blame unto others only as you would first blame yourself.

To those of us who often procrastinate on the decision we feel intimidated by lack of education or any area of weakness. I relieve you with this statement: It is not how much you know that arms you with the tools of great decision making, but rather how much you ask. Ask questions.

Let It Go!!

The art of avoiding extremes is an art that is drawn on the canvas of maturity and painted with the abstract strokes of many experiences.

What woman would not appreciate a God who becomes her attorney, assumes her case, requires no fee, and wins her the victory?

My mother would take the Band-Aid off, clean the wound, and say, "Things that are covered don't heal well." Mother was right. Things that are covered do not heal well.

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.

Progress apart from purpose ends in arrogance.

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.

A whole woman will always attract a whole man. And when they touch, they will fuse to create a whole marriage. Ultimately, when the time is right, they will produce whole children.

You'd be surprised at the things that look great on the outside but are dysfunctional on the inside. Be sure to function as good as you look

When you hold on to your history you do it at the expense of your destiny.

Destiny will always make someone angry, but better that person be angry with you than for you to be angry with you. I guarantee you will end up an angry person the day you awaken spiritually and realize that you've adhered to everyone's priorities except your own.

Hardship can humble you, but it cannot break you unless you let it. Your instinct for survival will see you through if you're attuned to its frequency. Instinct will find a temporary stopgap without ever taking its sights off your larger goals. There's no greater way to hone your instincts than to overcome adversity.

We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.

Resist your fear fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.

Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.