Quotes from T.D. Jakes

I'd rather you waste my money than waste my time.

When there's no turning back, your instincts will lead you forward.

Do you have any idea who you have the capacity to become? If you were not bound by the confines of your mind, who might you become?

Have you ever been guilty of having a condescending attitude about another person's weakness? How can we dare to think we can access the soul-cleansing blood that delivers us from the cesspool of our secret sins, and then look down on another member of Christ's Body in disdain?

It's better to gather in righteousness than fellowship with darkness.

Can the wounded heal the hurting?

Somewhere deep within the tormented man there is a tormented child who feels doomed to torment others!

One of his main targets is your identity.

Behind every dysfunction you will find dishonor, disloyalty, or at least disorder.

God remembers you. I know you may find that difficult to believe, but hear me: He remembers you. He has always remembered you!

The finished product you see on the peaks is the end result of the resurrection in the valley.

But you see, it is the wilderness that weeds out the saints from the "aint's.

We need to be honest with ourselves. We need a place where we can sit down, reflect, and mourn. However, we must be careful not to mourn over the past longer than necessary. After the funeral, there is always a burial. The burial separates the survivor from the deceased, and it is as far as we can go. So you must come to a place of separation and decide to live on.

As we undergo maturation, we come to understand that our temporary fruit was never the endgame of an everlasting Master, but rather just a single step in the process of making eternal wine.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord (Psalm 118:17).

God has not forgotten you.

Second, the biblical principle of "ask, seek, and knock" is prudent advice for gaining a higher level of access.

It's okay to be fearful, but don't let the fear keep you from flying!

God had a strategy in the ugly places because those were the fields in which he decided to cultivate us.

Some think that emulating those we admire makes us more effective and guarantees the result they exhibit. The goal is not to duplicate someone else's greatness or purpose, destiny or creativity.

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Many people shun an anointed atmosphere because they know that it will challenge them to change. Preferring to stay where the power of God is not moving, they are never challenged, convicted, or transformed.

It's bitterness that drives you to alcohol or drugs or food or pornography or anything else as a method of coping with your season of suffering. When you've been consumed by bitterness, you develop a desire to consume anything that will get the taste out of your mouth—

God says, "I have the strength that is necessary to escalate and motivate and move you up and out of your circumstances.