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T. D. Jakes
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: June 9
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Evangelist
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South Charleston
West Virginia
Thomas Dexter Jakes
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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.
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I started my ministry when I was 19, I was pastoring at 22 and I got married when I was 24, so I was building at such a young age and that fight, that dream and tenacity is still in me.
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Not everyone will be happy when you begin to better yourself. Those who are for you will not just celebrate in your triumphs, but they will also pray with you through your tribulations.
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It is the breaking of life that produces the blessing of life.
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I didn't know who I was and I didn't know if what was in me was any good. But my parents taught me to believe in myself and to work until something happens.
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Resist your fear fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.
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Surround yourself with people whose definition of you is not based on your history, but your destiny.
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Your words will tell others what you think. Your actions will tell them what you believe.
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I think many people have an illusion of success based on entering in at a level that's higher than their experiences.
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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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To be unforgiving is like to drink poison and wait for someone else to die!! Rev. TD Jakes (have I said how much I love ya!)
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Forgive others so that you may be forgiven.
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Faith becomes the foundation I'm built on.
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If you already understand your purpose, are you prepared to change your plans to match God’s will? If you aren’t, you can easily become bitter because things that used to work for you may no longer work. Be willing to transition at every stage and age of life. If your heart is open and you have an open mind, the blessings will flow.
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It's a culture shock to go from obscurity to notoriety in a flash. Its more to it than talent and money its pressure, stress, enemies, critics you have to develop relationships and a team. There are all of these things that go along with taking a leap and following your dreams.
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Never make a permanent decision about a temporary situation.
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I don't care how cheap the box is that you put a diamond ring in, nothing about the box diminishes the value of the content.
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May the passion to be all that God wants you to be sweep across your soul like a gentle breeze.
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As the old African adage says, 'everybody skin to me ain't kin to me'. So you can't exclusively make that the criteria of your job selection and say that it's right when it's black and discrimination when it's white.
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But I think my mistakes became the chemistry for my miracles. I think that my tests became my testimonies.
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