Synopses & Reviews
In
Before You Do, bestselling author T.D. Jakes turns his attention and teachings to the topic of relationships and the issues that need to be resolved by incorporating the spiritual and psychological tools that will help you reevaluate and reposition yourself.
Relationship decisions come down to five crucial components, according to Bishop Jakes:
Research: gathering information and collecting data
Roadwork: removing obstacles and clearing the path
Rewards: listing choices and imaging their consequences
Revelation: narrowing your options and making your selection
Rearview: looking back and adjusting as necessary to stay on course
Before You Do gets you on the right track to making decisions that youÕll be proud of for the rest of your life. He gives you insight on how to reflect, discern, and decide the next step to take to have a strong and enduring love, marriage, and family.
The Bishop takes a spiritual and practical approach to inherently emotional issues such as the outside influences on our relationships, e.g., in-laws, friends, and former spouses; coping with anger; parenting; financial concerns; negotiating high-profile lives; and so many more of the issues people face every day. His special brand of counseling and teaching appeals to the faith-based community and beyond, reaching millions who receive his wisdom in all media, especially books.
Synopsis
In his latest work,
New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes presents his take on attracting love in abundance. Jakes suggest that a loving bond--whether marital, sibling, or parental--is one of the key fundamentals toward a prosperous life. T. D Jakes explores ways to strengthen these relationships, urging children to be more patient with their elder parents and siblings to show more gratitude and respect for each other's differences. Jakes shares what it takes to recover after a divorce and make dreams of true love accessible even when the odds seem against it. He uses the lessons he has learned from his own marriage and family life as well as those of others to encourage and inspire people to give and receive the greatest love possible..
Listeners will want to keep Jakes' words of loving inspiration and encouragement close to their hearts.
Synopsis
The star of BETs
Mind, Body & Soul, and featured guest speaker on
Oprah's Lifeclass, Potter's House pastor, T.D. Jakes turns his attention to the topic of relationships, guiding you on the right track to making decisions you will benefit from for the rest of your life. In the vein of Joel Osteen's
Become a Better You and Dr. Phil's
Life Strategies, the
New York Times bestselling
Making Great Decisions (formerly tiled
Before You Do) gives you the psychological and practical tools you need to reflect, discern, and decide the next step toward strong relationships in your life. "Remember," writes T.D. Jakes, "your tomorrow is no better than the decisions you make today."
"My promise is that if you read this book, you will be equipped, you will know all you need to know about making foolproof relational decisions," writes T.D. Jakes. Choosing the right partner, at home or at work, is one of the most consequential decisions we'll ever make. How can we be sure that we're choosing wisely? How do we know if we're doing the right thing when we change careers? By breaking our decisions down into their five crucial components:
Research: gathering information
Roadwork: removing obstacles
Rewards: listing choices and visualizing consequences
Revelation: narrowing your options and making your selection
Rearview: looking back and adjusting as necessary to stay on course
Clear-sighted, realistic, and spiritually uplifting, Making Great Decisions is one of those rare books that can change lives.
Synopsis
New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes explains the tools that we need to know--whether we're single and looking to have a committed relationship or already married--before taking the next big step. The star of BET's Mind, Body & Soul, and featured guest speaker on Oprah's Lifeclass, Potter's House pastor, T.D. Jakes turns his attention to the topic of relationships, guiding you on the right track to making decisions you will benefit from for the rest of your life. In the vein of Joel Osteen's Become a Better You and Dr. Phil's Life Strategies, the New York Times bestselling Making Great Decisions gives you the psychological and practical tools you need to reflect, discern, and decide the next step toward strong relationships in your life. "Remember," writes T.D. Jakes, "your tomorrow is no better than the decisions you make today."
"My promise is that if you read this book, you will be equipped, you will know all you need to know about making foolproof relational decisions," writes T.D. Jakes. Choosing the right partner, at home or at work, is one of the most consequential decisions we'll ever make. How can we be sure that we're choosing wisely? How do we know if we're doing the right thing when we change careers? By breaking our decisions down into their five crucial components:
-Research: gathering information
-Roadwork: removing obstacles
-Rewards: listing choices and visualizing consequences
-Revelation: narrowing your options and making your selection
-Rearview: looking back and adjusting as necessary to stay on course
Clear-sighted, realistic, and spiritually uplifting, Making Great Decisions is one of those rare books that can change lives.
Synopsis
Bishop Jakes turns his attention and his teachings to the topic of relationships in this new audiobook. "Before You Do" explains the 25 things that people need to know--whether they are single or married--to make great decisions in any relationship. Abridged. 5 CDs.
Synopsis
“My promise is that if you read this book, you will be equipped, you will know all you need to know about making foolproof relational decisions,” writes T.D. Jakes.
Choosing the right partner, at home or at work, is one of the most consequential decisions well ever make. How can we be sure that were choosing wisely? How do we know if were doing the right thing when we change careers? By breaking our decisions down into their five crucial components:
• Research: gathering information;
• Roadwork: removing obstacles;
• Rewards: listing choices and visualizing consequences;
• Revelation: narrowing your options and making your selection; and
• Rearview: looking back and adjusting as necessary to stay on course.
T.D. Jakes doesnt just preach to his listeners, he gives them the psychological and practical tools they need to realize their faith in their lives. Clear-sighted, realistic, and spiritually uplifting, Making Great Decisions is one of those rare books that can change lives. “Remember,” writes T.D. Jakes, “your tomorrow is no better than the decisions you make today.”
About the Author
T.D. Jakes is the CEO of TDJ Enterprises, LLP; founder and senior pastor of The Potter’s House of Dallas, Inc.; and the New York Times bestselling author of Making Great Decisions (previously titled Before You Do), Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits, and Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven, a New York Times, USA TODAY, and Publishers Weekly bestseller. He has won and been nominated for numerous awards, including Essence magazine’s President’s Award in 2007 for Reposition Yourself, a Grammy in 2004, and NAACP Image awards. He has been the host of national radio and television broadcasts, is the star of BET’s Mind, Body and Soul, and is regularly featured on the highly rated Dr. Phil Show and Oprah’s Lifeclass. He lives in Dallas with his wife and five children. Visit T.D. Jakes online at TDJakes.com.T.D. Jakes is the CEO of TDJ Enterprises, LLP; founder and senior pastor of The Potter’s House of Dallas, Inc.; and the New York Times bestselling author of Making Great Decisions (previously titled Before You Do), Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits, and Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven, a New York Times, USA TODAY, and Publishers Weekly bestseller. He has won and been nominated for numerous awards, including Essence magazine’s President’s Award in 2007 for Reposition Yourself, a Grammy in 2004, and NAACP Image awards. He has been the host of national radio and television broadcasts, is the star of BET’s Mind, Body and Soul, and is regularly featured on the highly rated Dr. Phil Show and Oprah’s Lifeclass. He lives in Dallas with his wife and five children. Visit T.D. Jakes online at TDJakes.com.