Topic : 09/24 Bishop T.D. Jakes

It takes someone to bring you the truth and tell you that you are spending your life away . You can chose to be happy or you can chose to die sad . People need to stop taking the easy way out . It is hard to chose to be positve and it is easy to find negative things in life . But , i,ve noticed that postive people live longer and have a better quility of life . Other people run from negative people . I know i do . i say right oin to dr. Phil for having Bishop Jakes on . We need more people like them . We can go out with out anby fight or we can go out fighting the good fight and making it better for everyone around us . Quit making excuses and do the work ,

That was the first thing I did, but it didn't give me all the information I need to be able to judge whether or not his teachings are for me. I have been to churches that teach that all muslims are evil and should be hated, that pokemon/sci-fi/fantasy will ruin your life and are unGodly things, you will go straight to hell for reading Harry Potter. I believe that your attitude and what you hold higher than God is you and God's business. It's not a churches responsibility to band things from me, if I find that it is being held higher than God then I can come to the pastor and deal with it. I have also heard, "Dating is wrong, lustful, and evil." they taught that God will put your wife/husband infront of you and then you get married. That giving someone a ride home from church or anywhere that was the opposite sex would be seen as disgraceful and in direct opposition to God. I want to know what the intimate details of the teachings of the church before I get envolved and attatched.

That was the first thing I did, but it didn't give me all the information I need to be able to judge whether or not his teachings are for me. I have been to churches that teach that all muslims are evil and should be hated, that pokemon/sci-fi/fantasy will ruin your life and are unGodly things, you will go straight to hell for reading Harry Potter. I believe that your attitude and what you hold higher than God is you and God's business. It's not a churches responsibility to ban things from me, if I find that it is being held higher than God then I can come to the pastor and deal with it. I have also heard, "Dating is wrong, lustful, and evil." they taught that God will put your wife/husband infront of you and then you get married. That giving someone a ride home from church or anywhere that was the opposite sex would be seen as disgraceful and in direct opposition to God. I want to know what the intimate details of the teachings of the church before I get envolved and attatched.

The show was very interesting to me, one because I am a Christian, and thought T.D Jakes being on the show was very interesting. Two, because i'm also divorced. However the advice was subpar in my opinion. I very rarely disagree with Dr. Phil, however, the woman was complaining that her husband didn't make enough money? How shallow can that be? I do however understand that the heart of the problem was that the Husband wasn't listening to his wife. However the wife is materialistic! I was really disappointed that neither Dr. Phil nor T.D Jakes addressed that issue.

I felt that the divorcing couple and the man who did not find joy in his life were not given any real advice that they could take with them and make changes. I told myself that maybe the show was running short on time and Dr. Phil would refer these people to professionals after the show. I watched with tears in my eyes as the mother told the sad story of losing her three year old son to a misplaced handgun. I was still teary-eyed when the show went to commercial. I was appalled when Dr. Phil returned and said, "Didn't I tell you we were going to have fun today!" I thought, "What? Are you kidding me?" Sorry, Dr. Phil, but stories about three year olds dying and marriages disintergrating are not my idea of fun. I am sure something must have been going on during the commercial break that the television audience was not privy to, but a more thoughtful ending would have been more appropriate to this sad, sad show. Hopefully, the young couple that lost their child will get some kind of help to cope with such a tragic loss.

I watched ur show about Reposition Yourself. Sounds like an excellent subject to discuss. This reminds me of my separated hubby, Todd, who doesn't know what to do in his life. I am hard of hearing (part of being a deaf) and crippled. Todd is hard of hearing, too, but walks normally. I haven't seen him in 7 years but actually I saw him in a person 2 yrs ago. He lives in CA but I live in Florida. I love him very much. The reason Todd left me is that he had to go back to CA for helping his parents and was having problems with my family. Otherwise, the problem is that Todd is still stuck working at a major hotel, Hyatt, and living with his parents. Todd could be suffering if he can't handling a situtation financially. I want him to change his job and move back to Florida. I don't like his hotel job because he works there overtime. He likes going to work than spending more time with me. He also likes to have his wife going to work, just like his mother do. He did forcing me to go to work once but I refused due to my disability income and illnesses. Todd should realize he makes BIGGEST mistakes when he left me alone 7 summers ago. He's not thinking straight. I am having a hard time without him but my family helped me alot. Todd already know I wanted to marry a rich, successful businessman. I confessed that to him long after we got married. Todd haven't communicating with me much since last year. I keep sending emails to him since 2 months ago but I still have no responses from him. I do know why Todd haven't talking to me much. Because he have no computer at home but he checks emails at the public library and won't tell me what's going on in his life and hometown. I wish Bishop T. D. Jakes could save our marriage.

Tiffany I completely sympothize with you. I too had a child who died in a similiar matter. It was 2 years ago and I lost a bright outgoing 2 1/2 year old son to an accidental gun shot. I know your thought because I have them also I live my nightmare everyday and wish that I could redo it. But each day I fight to go on for my other children. Please keep your head up and if you ever need to talk I would love to talk to you.

I saw the part about the old man that never leaves his home and is bitter. My grandma is in her 70's. She never leaves her apartment unles you beg her. She sits in her apartment never leaving in her chair all day every day. I my granpa passed away about 7 years ago. Ever since then she does nothing with the family anymore. She is bitter and likes to gossip. I love her and want better for her. She went to Texas for about 6 months to stay with my aunt. Since she has gotten back she still does nothing, but when she was in Texas she did all kinds of things. She is upset at the fact that no one comes to see her and that no one asks her to go out anymore. Well when we do she doesn't want to go anywhere. I would like for someone to tell her that even though she is getting older does not mean that there is nothing for her in life. Like T.D. Jakes said that you can reposition yourself and set goals for yourself at any age. I would like for her to do that.

Tiffany and Antoine saved lives with their brave message. Their little boy came to earth with a purpose, and it may have been to save lives. His parents helped him carry out his mission by sharing their story on national television. They gave the gift of knowledge, in their son's name. I hope that as Tiffany struggles with her pain, and tries to "give 100%" to others, that she RECEIVES 100% from others as well. No one will ever really know how she suffers each day. It is not necessary to remind her that she is needed; she knows that. What her family needs to demonstrate is compassion for her. They need to be there for her. She tried to be there for them. Tiffany, you are loved for trying to do your best. You are a wonderful mother.

One thing I must say is Children and a gun cannot exist in the same house. Once the child finds the gun. Once its mishandled the child is in can be in danger. I tell these sort of things to family friends and even co-workers. Once your married and you have kids. You must get the guns out of the house. If you own a gun, because of fear of someone breaking into your house. There needs to be a different way of protection for your family. Either way children and guns do not mix