Crushing: God Turns Pressure into Power

I love this book ❤️

I needed this book NOW! This is just TD Jakes doing what he does best. I needed a breakthrough. I needed a revelation. I needed some answers to the questions that had been plaguing me for the last 4 months. Why Lord why? Why must things be so HARD! I've spent nights wandering around my home and staring out the window at night looking at the stars and being thankful just to see another sunrise. My life has been in such turmoil and anguish...from sickness that never leaves to restarting my business after a contract ended to failed business deals when the government shutdown to almost losing my home because I just couldn't get anything to work out. But thank you God...Jesus was there and I had such revelations about my ministry and my business and my purpose but the strongholds of this world just wouldn't let me go! I was starting to minister again in the prison system and I was working with the kids in foster care in my community and praying for my husband to come home from prison when the laws are on his side but we're face with a judge with a mission that's standing in our way...I needed this book...my husband needed this book...my ministry partners needed this book...so for Easter I bought this book in multiples...I sent a book and a study guide into the prisons...I sent a book and study guide to my husband in hopes that God would reveal the mysteries of his delays in releasing him after serving more than 10 years more than he should have and I bought the book because I needed a word from Jesus...I needed to know that my path was still in his will...I needed hope to be restored to my life so that I could preserve and continue to teach and preach and train those that God had given me to serve. I started this book at midnight on Easter morning and I only stopped to sleep until Church at the Potter's House started online and then right after Church I picked up where I left off and I finished it in 10 hours because I couldn't put it down...I was on my way...I could feel the peace of God in my heart...I had hope again...I needed this word...I needed the revelation...I needed Jesus and he was right on time! So I thank you Bishop TD Jakes for ALWAYS being my guide through my adult life...you have helped me when I was called to serve and you have helped me in making key decisions in my life and my ministry and you are still helping me now when I needed your revelations and your experiences to help guide me through the crushing moments...the pain is so great but I'm standing strong...I bought a bag of apples just the other day and when my food was getting low I chuckled to myself because you had just spoken about a time when you and the Jakes family had apples you picked by the side of the road for a supplementary meal when you were in need of food and then I knew...I knew that I would be able to follow in your footsteps and that my family would survive as well...its just the little things that can turn misery into ministry and I thank you and I pray for you and your family to stay protected and in good health to continue to do the work that God has called you to do...your life matters and what you teach is working in our lives! Continued blessings on you! PS. I have a Facebook family of almost 5K and yesterday I blew up the book on my pages to let people know to get a copy and to read it too! Thank you for your service...you literally save lives. Together in Service to the One True God, Rev Dr Joy Bennett

Haven’t really been a big fan of T.D. Jake’s, but my sister sent me a short interview of him with a talk show host. He spoke of this book. It’s definitely a good read! I would recommend.

Great book to add to your collection.

T.D. Jakes Crushing God Turns Pressure into Power is inspirational, uplifting & riveting at its best. It’s very refreshing to read a book where a Leader who has been in ministry for over 40 years bear all with the people of God by leading by example that he is acquainted with the very struggles that we all tend to deal with within our very lives. I haven’t been able to put this book down because it is diffidently a page turner filled with golden nuggets of wisdom. I especially love Chapter 9 page152 where Bishop T.D. Jakes share & I quote “But waiting was far more beneficial because the Lord was working on something marvelous in a secret place. He was working on my Character. He was working on my heart. He was working on my nervousness. He was working on my motives. He was working on my wisdom. He was working on me, boiling off every single impurity because there was no way God was going to present to the world an unrefined, unfermented, underdeveloped product. That right there is a mouth full. If you haven’t purchased your copy of this book you really need to get this book it will truly bless you in many profound ways. And while your at it if you can be a blessing and bless someone else with this book. Happy Reading!!! :)

I took away so many quotes and personal reminders from this book that I know will help me to stay determined as I walk by faith. I love the use of the reference to grapes being crushed and the process they undergo to make choice wine being likened to our crushing as Christians by the Master Vintner to make us the best versions of ourselves. It was a good read and I do not regret making this purchase.

Very encouraging read for those who are going through difficult times in their lives. The crushing teaches you to have hope in the darkest times of your life. It teaches you not to give up and to trust God to get you through it. God has a blessing for you in the end. I enjoyed the read because it lets you know no matter how bad your situation is; it's not the end. God has a bigger and better plan for you. If you’ve ever read the book of Job in the Bible , Job lost everything. He lost his, kids, livestock, servants , and was stricken with an illness. He still trusted God. God blessed Job in the second part of his life with more kids, more livestock. Job lived a long life to the age of 140 years. God restored Job better than before.

First, I checked the book out at the library to see if I’d like it. I liked it so much that I wanted to add it to my own home library. I searched for the large print because that’s what my library book was and it was more pleasing to read. The content was so unexpected even though the title Crushing says it all! A beautiful comparison/explanation of the grape, the vine, the grower and the wine. You must read it for yourself! Sometimes I have to read a sentence more than once to understand what is being conveyed, but that doesn’t change my mind about how I enjoyed this book! Wow, enlightening, a perspective unexpected, and so many bible references to substantiate what sounds so simple, yet so deep. Did I mention that I really liked this book?

One of the best book i have owned so far. The print was really great.

El libro está increíble. Pero llegó en las peores condiciones, lo colocaron en una caja y ya, no tenía protección al rededor, ni plástico burbuja, etc. llegó muy sucio, con la portada manchada. Esa no es la calidad con la que Amazon envuelve los libros.

I am convinced about he said about this book....like God speaks to me through his every words....thank you God, thanks Td Jakes😍

Spiritual book good book for your soul

This Book is so amazing. Such a good reminder and truly spiritually awakening because sometimes when going through the process of wine making we may loose sight of the end of the process that is the new wine. This book gives us clarity that the crushing of life is not the end and that there was a purpose when He created us and that His word will not come back void. I throughly enjoyed this book and will definitely ready it again.