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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jakes, T. D.
Destiny : step into your purpose / T.D. Jakes.First Edition.
pages cm
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-4555-5397-6 (hardcover)ISBN 978-1-4555-8963-0 (large print)ISBN 978-1-4789-0432-8 (audio download)ISBN 978-1-4555-5398-3 (ebook)
1. Self-actualization (Psychology)Religious aspectsChristianity. 2. VocationChristianity. 3. Fate and fatalismReligious aspectsChristianity. I. Title.
BV4598.2.J36 2015
248.4dc23
2015017111
ISBNs: 978-1-4555-5394-5 (trade pbk.), 978-1-4555-5398-3 (ebook)
E3-20180211-JV-PC
This book is AMAZING; it unlocks so many doors and answers so many real questions you can have about your destiny and what life can hold for you This book would have saved me a bunch of lost days.
Steve Harvey
I met T.D. Jakes several years ago. Weve spoken on platforms together. Ive witnessed firsthand his ability to transform the way we think about our lifes situations. He is uniquely gifted to help anyone determine and navigate their life into a deeper more successful experience! Im excited to see him share his insights in this profound new book! Destiny is the road and reading is the way to access your purpose and arrive at a fuller, more complete life, career, and family experience.
Tony Robbins
Destiny drove Moses from obscurity to immortality; destiny took Joseph from betrayal to royalty; destiny took David from a shepherds field to the palace. Bishop T.D. Jakes, in his masterful presentation of DESTINY, charts a divine path that will renew your dreams and transform your future.
John Hagee
Praise for T.D. Jakes
One of the nations most popular evangelistsand quite possibly the smartest.
USA Today
We can always count on a word from God through Bishop Jakes that will not only inspire us but will speak growth to our souls.
Tyler Perry
My dear brother Bishop T.D. Jakes is a spiritual genius who has enriched many lives, including my own. Dont miss his wisdom and insight!
Cornel West
Bishop T.D. Jakes is an anointed leader whose leadership, integrity, passion, and devotion transforms.
Ron Kirk, former mayor of Dallas
Instinct
Reposition Yourself
Maximize the Moment
64 Lessons for a Life Without Limits
Making Great Decisions
The T.D. Jakes Relationship Bible
The Great Investment
The Ten Commandments of Working in a Hostile Environment
On the Seventh Day
Not Easily Broken
So You Call Yourself a Man?
Woman, Thou Art Loosed!
He-Motions
Mama Made the Difference
Gods Leading Lady
Can You Stand to Be Blessed?
Let It Go
I would like to dedicate Destiny to the TDJ Enterprises staff and team, who allowed me to learn to lead while leading them. To the Potters House familyyour hunger to know drove me to dig deeper in life. To my many friends who challenged me, inspired me, prayed for me, and encouraged me along the way. I always tried to make sure you knew who you were and your value to me.
To my loving wife, Serita, and my five gifted children, Jamar, Jermaine, Cora, Sarah, and Dexter. To my siblings, Ernest and Jacqueline. You are all my family, I love you dearly! Ive learned so much from you all about life and love and what matters most. Im sure I couldnt have survived without you giving me a reason to grow on! Thank you for giving me the gift of having you in my life!
A s I quietly stepped onto the elevator and gently pushed the L button to return to the lobby, the incredible blessing Id just experienced held me spellbound. On the elevator ride down, I pondered the glimpse into history just shared with me by the legendary Mrs. Coretta Scott King during her last days of health and vitality.
We had enjoyed a lunch in her elegant Atlanta penthouse suite, where she lived during her elder years with dignity and class. As we dined, Mrs. King retold many of her amazing experiences from the birds-eye perspective of her deepest reflections. The memories she shared were moments I had witnessed only through newsreels and history books.
She guided me down a hallway decorated with gripping images reflecting a life on the edge of death, yet illuminated by passion and conviction. She shared what it was like during her years with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., including many moments of peril. As she recalled heart-wrenching experiences, she spoke with the compassion of a mothersomehow, everyones motherand not just the mother of her four enigmatic, intriguing progeny.
One of the many topics we discussed that day was a piercing question I posed, a subject considered taboo by many. I asked her why she never remarried. Before responding, she looked at me as if my question was actually rather foolish. Mrs. King smiled and almost giggled when she responded, Martin was a tough act to follow. Indeed he must have been. Few men have ever affected the culture, the country, and the world as Dr. King did. But what she said next took my breath away. I was called to be his wife, she said. It was my destiny to stand beside him.