Success is not success without a successor. T. D. Jakes More Quotes by T. D. Jakes More Quotes From T. D. Jakes The first time I walked on a stage I knew that was what I was created to do. I knew that there was a calling and a sense of purpose in my life that gave me fulfillment and a sense of destiny. T. D. Jakes destinypurposefirsts The pursuit of your life is to come into [your] purpose. And the waste of your life is to miss that purpose. T. D. Jakes wastepurposemissing You can wreck your future running from your past. T. D. Jakes wrecksrunningpast When there's no turning back, your instincts will lead you forward. T. D. Jakes instinctdivineinspirational Both success and struggle are different kinds of trauma. T. D. Jakes differentstruggleinspirational Basic Instincts It's the way mother birds build nests, and build them high enough to elude T. D. Jakes nestsmotherbird 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. T. D. Jakes my-ownpainpeople The myth of the poor Jesus needs to be destroyed, because it's holding people back. T. D. Jakes peopleneedsjesus Here is the amazing thing about Easter; the resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible. T. D. Jakes sundayeasterchristian There's a connectivity between your generation, my ministry and who I am as a person. T. D. Jakes ministrygenerationswho-i-am Faith becomes the foundation I'm built on. T. D. Jakes builtfoundation Focus on your accomplishments , not your failures. T. D. Jakes accomplishmentfocus I don't think that you can let the storms of life overwhelm you. When you do that, you are no better than the craziness that caused you to be under attack. T. D. Jakes crazinessstormthinking Comfort is the enemy of creativity. T. D. Jakes creativitycomfortenemy 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. T. D. Jakes winebloodjesus You can't just be a recipient of a blessing, you have to do something to make it happen. T. D. Jakes blessing-youblessinghappens When you make a decision to forgive it's a decision that you have to make intellectually. T. D. Jakes forgivingdecision My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open. T. D. Jakes unionschurchpay If someone must be hurt, if it ever becomes necessary to bear pains, weather strong winds, or withstand trials or opposition, let it be adults and not children. T. D. Jakes stronghurtinspirational And another thing is that I think as a church whenever we become politically driven, we alienate at least 50 percent of the people that God called us to reach with our political orientations. T. D. Jakes godpeoplethinking
