I think the thing that people do wrong today is that they pray for external validation. T. D. Jakes More Quotes by T. D. Jakes More Quotes From T. D. Jakes I think, when we start dealing with heaven or hell issues, what we really need to gravitate toward is that man is an eternal spirit. And if you believe that he is an eternal spirit then all it does, it abandons the body. T. D. Jakes menbelievethinking I think we have to find a leader who reflects all of our concerns and not just some of them. T. D. Jakes concernleaderthinking There are rooms for traditional and contemporary and hip hop Gospel music. T. D. Jakes hipship-hoprooms 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. T. D. Jakes transitionchurchpeople I think being a good Christian father, your responsibility varies with the age and the stage that your children are at. T. D. Jakes christianfatherchildren Instilling values of faith at an early age is important. T. D. Jakes valuesimportantage I'm so pleased to see us talking gender specific messages that are focusing on men on a way I think it needs to be focused in on and I think it's important. T. D. Jakes talkingmenthinking 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. T. D. Jakes importantteachinglistening My church is fifty percent millennials. There's a connectivity between millennials and I. T. D. Jakes millennialschurchfifty The thing that binds us together is the commonality of our dreams, not our skin tone. T. D. Jakes skin-toneskinsdream 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. T. D. Jakes taughtparentbelieve I probably take a pretty traditional view about hell. I'm not very contemporary in terms of that. T. D. Jakes helltermviews 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. T. D. Jakes stressteamdream The standard is the standard and whomever walks in the door at the time I need a person in that position who can do that job with excellence and who understands my vision, if they can fulfill it, they got the job whether they're young, old, black, white, male or female. T. D. Jakes whitedoorsjobs Any great teacher is a great student. T. D. Jakes great-teacherstudentsteacher We pay far too much attention to externals. T. D. Jakes too-muchpayattention When it comes to bringing an idea that God has given you to fruition, don't wait for it to happen again, you have to get out there and make it happen. T. D. Jakes fruitionwaitingideas I'm having an amazing time teaching through the lives of people much like Jesus did. T. D. Jakes teachingpeoplejesus I think that Jesus is the product. T. D. Jakes productsjesusthinking A church that focuses on the external has lost its passion for souls. T. D. Jakes passionsoulinspirational
