T. D. Jakes's Quotes

I think the amazing thing about gospel music is that not only does it lift up the death and resurrection of our Lord, which is consistent with the Gospel, but it is uniquely communicated depending upon the generation.

I actually grew up playing the piano in the church and was deeply involved in music ministry.

I think most people who get into their 50s reassess what made sense and what didn't make sense.

I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.

I was raised in the Baptist church... but I didn't really have a real committed experience with Christ until my father died.

I'm not particularly political. I'm not particularly denominational. I'm not worried about any of that.

My father was a Methodist and my mother was a Baptist.

One of the things about my ministry is that I have never branded myself as being above the people or superior to people.

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 raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.

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.

We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.

We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.

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.

I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.

Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.

If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues.

But I think my mistakes became the chemistry for my miracles. I think that my tests became my testimonies.

It is your passion that empowers you to be able to do that thing you were created to do.

I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.

Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.

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.

So though there are many things I would have done differently, I submit to God's sovereignty and His purpose in my life and I thank Him that He brought me the way He brought me and gave me what He gave me when He thought I could handle it.