T. D. Jakes
T. D. Jakes
Thomas Dexter "T. D." Jakes, Sr.is an American pastor, author and filmmaker. He is the bishop of The Potter's House, a non-denominational American megachurch, with 30,000 members. T. D. Jakes' church services and evangelistic sermons are broadcast on The Potter's Touch, which airs on Lightsource.com, the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Black Entertainment Television, the Daystar Television Network, The Word Network, VHS home video, and The Miracle Channel in Canada. Other aspects of Jakes' ministry include an annual revival called "MegaFest" that...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth9 June 1957
CountryUnited States of America
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.
No matter how much talent you have in your mind and spirit, if your body is not able to function, you are not able to fulfill your destiny.
When You Hold Onto Your History, You Do It At The Expense Of Your Destiny.
Every goal that you will ever pursue will require a plan of action. Whether you are pursuing your life’s destiny or striving to obtain a particular goal, you must be able to see things as you desire them to be.
I found out that the things that hurt us the most can become the fuel and the catalyst that propel us toward our destiny. It will either make you bitter or it will make you better.
You cannot embrace your destiny if you do not let go of your history.
When people walk away from you, let them go. Your destiny is never tied to anyone who leaves you, and it doesn't mean they are bad people. It just means that their part in your story is over.
Surround yourself with people whose definition of you is not based on your history, but your destiny.
There are people who can walk away from you... let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you... Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left. And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person, it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over...
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.
When my father died, I had a real experience with Christ, a real conversion with Christ and I had it in a Oneness church.
I think most people who get into their 50s reassess what made sense and what didn't make sense.
We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.
I was raised in the Baptist church... but I didn't really have a real committed experience with Christ until my father died.