Quotes from Bishop TD Jakes

Soon I was to find that people who had been creative at one stage of growth now seemed empty of ideas—and worse, they seemed not to notice that the ground had moved up under their feet! As I grew and encountered higher ideals and new goals, what had once been acceptable now seemed lethargic at best and lethal if ignored. You can't take everyone with you just because they were with you where you were before.

We may not like to admit it, but what if our crushing is necessary in order for our potential to be fulfilled?

Street cred is hard won and Destiny requires you to pay it forward. God helps you through hard times so you can help someone else.

I'd rather you waste my money than waste my time.

When there's no turning back, your instincts will lead you forward.

Do you have any idea who you have the capacity to become? If you were not bound by the confines of your mind, who might you become?

Have you ever been guilty of having a condescending attitude about another person's weakness? How can we dare to think we can access the soul-cleansing blood that delivers us from the cesspool of our secret sins, and then look down on another member of Christ's Body in disdain?

It's better to gather in righteousness than fellowship with darkness.

Can the wounded heal the hurting?

Somewhere deep within the tormented man there is a tormented child who feels doomed to torment others!

One of his main targets is your identity.

Behind every dysfunction you will find dishonor, disloyalty, or at least disorder.