Top 140 T.D. Jakes Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “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.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Destiny Quotes, Quotes About People

2. “Excellence requires discomfort.”

— T.D. Jakes

3. “If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Passion Quotes

4. “Your words will tell others what you think. Your actions will tell them what you believe.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Action Quotes, Quotes About Thinking, Quotes About Believing

5. “Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary storm.. No matter how raging the billows are today, remind yourself: “This too shall pass!””

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Quotes for Better Decisions

6. “You cannot embrace your destiny if you do not let go of your history.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Letting Go Quotes, Destiny Quotes

7. “If you think down, you will go down. If you think up, you will go up. You’ll always travel in the direction of your thinking.”

— T.D. Jakes

8. “Too many people want the appearance of winning rather than the practices and hard work that create a true champion.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Winning Quotes, Practice Quotes

9. “Face the giants in your life, slay them, and move on. Do not be daunted by the mistakes and failures in your life.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Mistake Quotes, Moving Quotes

10. “Come hell or high water you will never take me back to the place I was before. I have been through too much to let life whoop me again. My faith is stronger than it’s ever been, my mind is more tenacious than it’s ever been, my soul is more absolute.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Mind Quotes, Quotes About Water, Soul Quotes

11. “Surround yourself with people whose definition of you is not based on your history, but your destiny.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Destiny Quotes

12. “Being angry is human. Staying angry is foolish.”

— T.D. Jakes

13. “There is no room for God in a mind that’s full of self.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Mind Quotes

14. “The most dangerous thing in the world is to have no purpose.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Purpose Quotes, Quotes About the World

15. “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.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Destiny Quotes, Hurt Quotes

16. “When you begin to realize that your past does not necessarily dictate the outcome of your future, then you can release the hurt. It is impossible to inhale new air until you exhale the old.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Past Quotes, Hurt Quotes

17. “Some of the best people with whom you can have a relationship are the people who challenge your thinking.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Challenges Quotes

18. “Don’t allow your past or present condition to control you. It’s just a process that you’re going through to get you to the next level.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Past Quotes

19. “Each day is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to Him.”

— T.D. Jakes

20. “God has invested entirely too much in you for you to be comfortable in anything less than you were created to be.”

— T.D. Jakes

21. “The enemy doesn’t care how many days you live as long as you don’t live in the days you have.”

— T.D. Jakes

22. “If you have achieved any level of success, then pour it into someone else. Success is not success without a successor.”

— T.D. Jakes

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

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Strong Quotes, Forgiveness Quotes

24. “We have a tendency to want the other person to be a finished product while we give ourselves the grace to evolve.”

— T.D. Jakes

25. “Never make a permanent decision about a temporary situation.”

— T.D. Jakes

26. “Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.”

— T.D. Jakes

Featured in: Past Quotes

27. “No woman wants to be in submission to a man who isn’t in submission to God!”

— T.D. Jakes

28. “Its not over, until the Lord says its over.”

— T.D. Jakes

29. “We are the people that we have been waiting for and no one else is coming.”

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30. “Sometimes what makes us insecure and vulnerable becomes the fuel we need to be overachievers. The antidote for a snakebite is made from the poison, and the thing that made you go backward is the same force that will push you forward.”

— T.D. Jakes

31. “You’d be surprised at the things that look great on the outside but are dysfunctional on the inside. Be sure to function as good as you look”

— T.D. Jakes

32. “Destiny is not for comfort seekers. Destiny is for the daring and determined who are willing to endure some discomfort, delay gratification, and go where Destiny leads.”

— T.D. Jakes

33. “Blame unto others only as you would first blame yourself.”

— T.D. Jakes

34. “When you hold on to your history, you do so at the expense of your destiny.”

— T.D. Jakes

35. “Be strong enough to stand up again, even after haters make you drop to your knees.”

— T.D. Jakes

36. “If you can dream it, you can achieve it. The secret to recapturing dreams is to enjoy the pursuit of the dream, rather than to focus on the outcome.”

— T.D. Jakes

37. “Never settle for less than God’s best for your life.”

— T.D. Jakes

38. “If you don’t invest in you, you’ll soon find that no one else will, either.”

— T.D. Jakes

39. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and your intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

— T.D. Jakes

40. “Nobody likes hard times, but it’s the unpleasant experiences that are often the catalysts to build the character required for our destiny.”

— T.D. Jakes

41. “To fulfill your purpose, you must first know and celebrate your identity!”

— T.D. Jakes

42. “But you cannot go through the Door of Destiny without passing through the Hall of Haters.”

— T.D. Jakes

43. “God’s response is simple. Anything that is made well is made slowly.”

— T.D. Jakes

44. “I’d rather you waste my money than waste my time.”

— T.D. Jakes

45. “Accept the process. Your blessing is already ready. It’s already done. God is getting you ready for the blessing, preparing you for your destiny.”

— T.D. Jakes

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

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47. “What are you going to do with what you have been given?”

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48. “Greatness inspires greatness. Creativity inspires creativity. When you align yourself with people who inspire you and help draw out the best in you, you find your best self.”

— T.D. Jakes

49. “The fact that you yearn for more doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful for what you have or that you’re greedy. It means you have a higher calling. The yearning inside calls you.”

— T.D. Jakes

50. “Just because people love your gift doesn’t mean they love you. Most of them will never really know you. Most of them don’t care about you. They just want your gift. And it’s okay to share your gift. It’s a good thing to serve your gift to people or in places that may benefit from it.”

— T.D. Jakes