--- title: "1 Life Lack Quotes By T. D. Jakes" description: "1 Life Lack quotes by T. D. Jakes. Plus more from T. D. Jakes and more Life Lack sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/t-d-jakes-1544_deals_a-lot-of-can-t-deal-with-life-because-th_1454429.jpg" --- > [A lot of can't deal with life because they lack the patience to become who they want to be… Everything happens by process. If you don't go through the process to get it, you don't have the power to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/a-lot-of-can-t-deal-with-life-because-they-lack-the-patience-to/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/t-d-jakes-1544_deals_a-lot-of-can-t-deal-with-life-because-th_1454429.jpg) ## More by T. D. Jakes > [You can't just be a recipient of a blessing, you have to do something to make it happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/you-can-t-just-be-a-recipient-of-a-blessing-you-have-to-do-something/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [ The pursuit of your life is to come into \[your\] purpose. And the waste of your life is to miss that purpose. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/the-pursuit-of-your-life-is-to-come-into-your-purpose-and-the-waste/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [Set the goal to harvest what's in you rather than having a car, house or a relationship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/set-the-goal-to-harvest-what-s-in-you-rather-than-having-a-car-house/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [Excellence requires discomfort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/excellence-requires-discomfort/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [I wasn't looking out, I was looking in. I knew something was in me, I just wasn't sure how valuable it was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/i-wasn-t-looking-out-i-was-looking-in-i-knew-something-was-in-me-i/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [God's not going to promote you because you have a dream, He's going to promote you because you've maximized where you are so now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/god-s-not-going-to-promote-you-because-you-have-a-dream-he-s-going-to/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [You cannot have a private relationship in a public arena. You must look to an inner circle of people who really know you. Don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/you-cannot-have-a-private-relationship-in-a-public-arena-you-must/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [Worry worships the words of the enemy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/worry-worships-the-words-of-the-enemy/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [I didn't know who I was and I didn't know if what was in me was any good. But my parents taught me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/i-didn-t-know-who-i-was-and-i-didn-t-know-if-what-was-in-me-was-any/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [How you think about your opportunities determines how you will act on them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/how-you-think-about-your-opportunities-determines-how-you-will-act-on/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [You are just one idea away from what you sow in your brains, in your prophecies that God spoke over your life. You're one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/you-are-just-one-idea-away-from-what-you-sow-in-your-brains-in-your/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/if-you-learn-how-to-forgive-others-for-not-being-strong-then-people/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [You don't know how much you've grown- until trouble comes back for an encore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/you-don-t-know-how-much-you-ve-grown-until-trouble-comes-back-for-an/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [Nobody wants somebody who wants them for what they have or the position their in- you want somebody who wants you for you. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/nobody-wants-somebody-who-wants-them-for-what-they-have-or-the/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) > [May the passion to be all that God wants you to be sweep across your soul like a gentle breeze.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/may-the-passion-to-be-all-that-god-wants-you-to-be-sweep-across-your/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-lack/t-d-jakes/#itemlist", "name": "1 Life Lack Quotes By T. D. Jakes", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot of can't deal with life because they lack the patience to become who they want to be… Everything happens by process. If you don't go through the process to get it, you don't have the power to keep it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "T. D. Jakes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/a-lot-of-can-t-deal-with-life-because-they-lack-the-patience-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/t-d-jakes-1544_deals_a-lot-of-can-t-deal-with-life-because-th_1454429.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/t-d-jakes-1544_deals_a-lot-of-can-t-deal-with-life-because-th_1454429.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/t-d-jakes-1544_deals_a-lot-of-can-t-deal-with-life-because-th_1454429.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A lot of can't deal with life because they lack the patience to become who they want to be… Everything…” — T. D. Jakes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-lack/t-d-jakes/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-lack/t-d-jakes/", "name": "Life Lack Quotes by T. D. Jakes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-lack/t-d-jakes/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/t-d-jakes-1544_deals_a-lot-of-can-t-deal-with-life-because-th_1454429.jpg" }, "description": "1 Life Lack quotes by T. D. Jakes. Plus more from T. D. Jakes and more Life Lack sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-lack/t-d-jakes/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-lack/t-d-jakes/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Life Lack", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-lack/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "T. D. Jakes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-lack/t-d-jakes/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```