Key Insights
- 💪 “Sometimes God allows you to go through things so that you can model for someone else how to go through because we don’t always grow up in homes where we had models.”
- 💪 Bishop T.D. Jakes highlights the internal struggle of digging our way out from within, as the enemy seeks to destroy us, and encourages self-affirmation and positive self-talk as a means to overcome feelings of unworthiness caused by past trauma.
- 🗣️ God can use our past experiences and hardships to give us a voice, influence, and the ability to make a positive impact on others.
- 🗣️ Finding one’s voice and the ability to say no are crucial steps in reclaiming personal power and achieving success in various aspects of life.
- 💪 Despite facing violence and abuse, Tina’s mother displayed incredible strength and resilience, working long hours and enduring hardships to provide for her family.
- 🙅♀️ The speaker highlights the contradiction between the teachings of their father, who believed women and children should be disciplined, and the message of love and respect taught in church.
- 🙏 “You’re the first person that I finally heard over the pulpit talk about things that were so taboo in the church.” – The speaker expresses gratitude for Bishop T.D. Jakes addressing taboo topics within the church.
- 🙅♀️ “As a girl, the only girl in the house, I would watch other Indian girls and I saw how their dads would dote on them.”
Persistence and Faith in Digging
- ⛏️ Digging a hole to build something great requires persistence and faith, even when obstacles arise along the way.
- 🤔 “Do we really understand what it means to dig? Beyond the excitement, when it comes to practicality.” – Bishop T.D. Jakes questions the true understanding and application of the concept of “digging” in our lives.
- 🙏 “How do you learn to trust God in the midst of your digging? What if your digging isn’t working? If you’re alive to write the question, you can’t say the digging isn’t working.”
- 🌟 “If you can envision the invisible, you can do the impossible.”
Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Blessings
- 💦 Just because we don’t see any signs of progress or blessings coming our way, doesn’t mean they’re not on their way. We need to be ready and make room for unexpected supernatural blessings.
- 🌟 “God put your greatest miracle in your greatest mess.” – Bishop T.D. Jakes highlights the idea that our biggest breakthroughs often come from our most difficult situations.
- 🙏 Despite facing challenges and lack of support, Bishop T.D. Jakes found solace and strength in his faith, highlighting the importance of spirituality in overcoming obstacles.
- 💪 “I pray in the name of Jesus that the power of the Holy Spirit will begin an inner work in your life that’s so strong that you won’t stop digging till you see the waters fill up the ditches and fill up the wells and fill up the holes and fill up the hurts and fill up the pain and fill up the agony and fill up the strife in your life right now.”
Building a Supportive Circle
- 🌐 When pursuing your vision, it is important to build a circle that doesn’t stress you and be open to connecting with unexpected people.
- 🤝 “All of creation is built on partnership and connections, and I’m wondering are you making the right connections for what’s next in your life?”
- 💡 Instead of searching for someone else, focus on loving and improving yourself, and the right person may already be right in front of you.
Summary
The key idea of the video is to persevere through challenges, seek support, and trust in God to overcome obstacles and achieve personal growth and fulfillment.
- 💪 Overcoming challenges and obstacles through perseverance and faith, emphasizing the importance of unity and connections regardless of differences, because in times of need, all that matters is receiving the necessary help and support.
- 💪 Don’t give up on your dreams, form alliances, increase your capacity, and dig your way out of difficult situations to achieve your goals and receive unexpected blessings, as demonstrated by personal stories of transformation and redemption.
- 🔑 Focusing on self-love and personal growth can lead to overcoming internal struggles and finding fulfillment, while difficult experiences can empower individuals to become answers to others’ problems.
- 📚 The speaker shares their experience of growing up in a divided household with strict religious beliefs and witnessing domestic violence, overcoming adversity, finding purpose, and the importance of addressing taboo topics in the church.
- 💪 Keep digging and working hard, prioritize mental health and seek therapy when needed, hold onto faith in God as an anchor, and eventually find your smile again despite setbacks and criticism.
- 💪 Growing up in the inner city, the speaker found motivation in their parents’ sacrifices and their great-grandmother’s resilience, overcoming challenges in college and personal setbacks to pursue their calling as a preacher.
- 💪 Keep digging and trust in God, even in difficult times, because there are no easy solutions to complex problems, but God will find a way to help you out of your situation.
- 💪 Trust in God, seek therapy to eliminate self-sabotaging behaviors, and remember that success may feel uncomfortable at first but with perseverance, you will become confident in your accomplishments; pray for healing, never give up on your dreams, and keep digging because there is a story in you with a bright future.
