T. D. Jakes Quotes

Know when your space is too small for you...and you have to birthed to the next level!

Isn't it funny how something that will later be a blessing can be a curse if you get it too soon.

God's not going to promote you because you have a dream, He's going to promote you because you've maximized where you are so now you're ready to go to the next level.

If you're gifted enough, nappy hair, gap teeth, acne face - I don't care what it is, greatness will shine through anything!

The world is a university and everyone in it is a teacher. Make sure when you wake up in the morning you go to school.

The brilliance of morning is in sharp contrast with the darkness of night" - Woman thou art loosed

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

Ignorance is brought about by assumption.

You can't be who you are going to be and who you used to be at the same time.

Unforgiveness denies the victim the possibility of parole and leaves them stuck in the prison of what was, incarcerating them in their trauma and relinquishing the chance to escape beyond the pain.

I think many people have an illusion of success based on entering in at a level that's higher than their experiences.

Once you have confidence in your instincts, you must never allow other people's refusal to believe, or their data to refute, what you instinctively know is true.

You are just one idea away from what you sow in your brains, in your prophecies that God spoke over your life. You're one idea away. You are not waiting on God - God is waiting on you! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to go on and on about that. I have this stuff in me and I have no place to release it to you because sometimes church people are so spiritual they make me nauseous, because they expect God to do everything.

My father was a Methodist and my mother was a Baptist.

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

When Jesus says, 'Take, eat. This is my body that was broken for you,' He says, I want my body in you. (Pause. . . shouts and claps) I want my blood in you. And every time you celebrate this rite, it is a reminder that you belong to me, and I belong to you. And he said, 'I will drink no more wine until I drink it new with you and the kingdom of God. Communion is the most romantic ordinance. Eh, Eh, Eh. (He laughs. Pause. . . the audience shouts and claps.) It is the most romantic ordinance between two lovers.

I think its good to worship as a family but its also important to worship as an individual.

You can teach what you know, but you can only reproduce what you are.

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.

Instilling values of faith at an early age is important. Listening them through adolescence comes more important than teaching because if you haven't instilled in them at early ages now it's time to listen and get your report card and let them find their way and then as an adult let them stand aside.

What you can do is embrace what you have right now and to allow it to fill the vacancies of what you didn't get yesterday.

It is possible for you to get a grip on the thing that used to have a grip on you. And instead of it controlling you- you are now controlling it.

I came to serve notice on the devil- he is a liar!

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.

If you dont like the way your life is going, redesign it. Redeem the years you lost. Restore your vision, revive your passion for living, and reclaim what was dormant inside of you. I cannot give you the dream but I can give you the tools to reach the dreams you have inside.

When you make a decision to forgive it's a decision that you have to make intellectually.

Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary storm.. No matter how raging the billows are today, remind yourself: "This too shall pass!"

You cannot change what you will not confront.

I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.

God's grace and mercy have brought you through. Quit acting as if you made it on your own.

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

We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.

No one keeps the container, they always keep the product.

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

I think that the church has to develop its own agenda, and not allow itself to be consumed by either party to the chagrin of the people that we seek to serve.

I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.

If you can disappoint yourself as much as you love yourself and you still manage to disappoint yourself then why are you shocked when other people that you love disappoint you.

Thinking is the first step to a revolution in your life that is incredibly significant.

God will give you anything as long as you understand that he is the primary and not the secondary.

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.

Come hell or high water you will never take me back to the place I was before. I have been through too much to let life whoop me again. My faith is stronger than it's ever been, my mind is more tenacious than it's ever been, my soul is more absolute.

You don't know how much you've grown- until trouble comes back for an encore.

Both success and struggle are different kinds of trauma.

I have certain standards for myself so if something drops beneath that standard or if the opportunity doesn't fit who I am authentically at my core - I don't invest time where my brand isn't respected or where what I have to offer isn't appreciated.

I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.

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.

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

Instead of loaves of bread, many times God gives out handfuls of purpose.