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Don't come into the presence of God to impress Him with something He gave you!
T. D. Jakes
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T. D. Jakes
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: June 9
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Thomas Dexter Jakes
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All over this nation, all over this world there are people going to church today and they say they are believers, but until you can take what you've been taught and bring it to the place you gave up - you will never be the radical believer that you need to be for the times in which we live.
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I believe God promotes you when you graduate from the level that you're on.
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I would tell your generation, wherever you are on the totem poll - whether you're halfway there or at the bottom, don't despise small beginnings small beginnings get you ready for great things.
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Set the goal to harvest what's in you rather than having a car, house or a relationship.
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Big ideas come from forward thinking people who challenge the norm, think outside the box, and invent the world they see inside rather than submitting to the limitations of current dilemmas
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I grew up in hospitals. My father was sick. So I grew up in hospitals from the age of 10. Got to see a lot of suffering.
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One of the things about my ministry is that I have never branded myself as being above the people or superior to people.
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I think that it's unfortunate that we have allowed politics to use theology to hit areas that we sincerely want to support. But I think that they are using us to some degree because they are using what concerns us to isolate us.
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Face the giants in your life, slay them, and move on. Do not be daunted by the mistakes and failures in your life.
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It is enough to be responsible for ensuring that our people have the opportunity to graze in the rich grass of God's nutritious word. Beyond that, we must trust the word to take it's effect. It will work faster in some people than in others. the spiritual body grows and metabolizes food at different rates much like the natural body does.
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