Higher Is Waiting Quotes

“Root People may be hard to find because they’re not trying to be seen. They do their work underground. But quietly and without fanfare, they provide help and support and nourishment. They are happy when I thrive.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“Be modest and patient; allow your dream its own time to grow. Dreams need to be tended like crops before you can enjoy the harvest. And this is important: Don’t get hung up on the outcome. Hand that over to God. Remember, He’s the one at the wheel. Of course, I was afraid of failing, but I held on”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“When people you love pass on, and they know without a shadow of a doubt that you loved them, there’s not a trace of regret. You’re both set free.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“The conviction that you can change your life starts with your own thinking. If you’re going through dark times and it feels as if there’s not enough breath and light in your soul to keep you moving higher, you need to believe that now is the time to break through. The seed of change starts as a thought in your own mind. You begin by believing it.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“If God can bring me out of poverty and despair and place me right in the middle of the life I’d always imagined, he can do the same for anyone. And that includes you.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“Then I shared a favorite scripture, one that has guided me through life: The power of life and death lie in the tongue. “You can speak life or you can speak death,” I went on. “I chose to speak life into my situation. I chose to use my imagination to take me higher. Not just in this life, but higher in Christ.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“so hard, if I didn’t dream of better times, I wouldn’t have made it.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“The truth is I had to imagine myself in a better place,” I explained. “Because sometimes the nights got so cold and the days”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“Write a letter to the person who hurt you. In it, express how you felt in the past and how you’re trying to forgive and heal. If it’s authentic, wish this person well. (You don’t need to send the letter.)”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“A good first step to getting to this peaceful place is to write down your hurt. Let it all out. All of it. Once you’re through writing it down, ask God for help. You want the path to forgiveness to be cleared. You want to let go of the mind loop of blame. You want to let go of the fire of anger. You want to stop tasting the bitterness of betrayal and hurt. Once your path is cleared…the sky is the limit.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“Think about yourself as a baby eagle leaving a comfortable nest. If things start becoming difficult while you’re taking flight, don’t be afraid. Spread your wings and fly. God’s got you.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“uncomfortable in your situation, know that it’s probably time for you to move on.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“For years, I didn’t understand this rule of life. I was always resisting change. I used to be so stubborn that a house would have to burn down to get me out of it. Now I know better. I’m glad to say that I have become sensitive to when it’s time to move on. I can read the signs, whether they’re obvious or subtle, and usually get going without needing to experience heaviness or turmoil.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“Mamma eagles are fierce,” the pastor had said. “They’re so fierce that—ready or not—they’ll push their babies from the nest to force them to fly.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“Jesus is our true light, and he came to bring us out of darkness. Without Christ, we would be left wandering aimlessly in the dark.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“Every soul needs to experience authentic, no-holds-barred love. That’s why it’s important to be vulnerable, to be exposed, to be out there leading with your open heart. No excuses. Too many of us worry about getting hurt, so we block our true feelings, protect our hearts, and hide behind “You have no idea how much I love you.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“When God asks, “What is that you have in your hand?” it’s up to us to find the answer. Everyone’s answer is different. But there is something we all share. Everything is already inside you. All you have to do is mine it. Dig down deep and discover your thing.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“even realize I was writing a play. I just used different characters’ names so that if someone found my pages, they wouldn’t know I was writing about myself. But eventually I let a close and trusted friend read what I’d written, and he said, “Man, this is a really good play.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“I started writing to deal with my childhood abuse and to help me get over it. I began putting my thoughts on paper because I saw a show on Oprah where she said it was “cathartic” to write things down. Being from a substandard public school system, I didn’t even know what “cathartic” meant. I had to look it up. So I started writing, but I didn’t”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“Try this affirmation: “I’m on the road to meet my dream.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“But stick to your Soul GPS. Envision your destination. Drive toward your dream. Trust God’s navigation. You’ll get to where He wants you to be. It’s your fate.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“route, one you hadn’t planned on taking. You may not make it exactly at the time you thought you would reach your destination because of unforeseen variables.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“God is like a satellite that navigates us around our lives. He’s telling us which direction to take and what turns to make. But God’s directions are like the GPS in your car: You have to pay attention to them or you’re going to get lost. You may have to backtrack. You may have to take a different”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“It’s the same with your Soul GPS. Your job is to be clear and set your goal—your destination—in your heart. Be direct about what you want to do and where you want to go—and then drive on. No matter what route you end up taking, God will get you there. He sees what’s ahead.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“With this thought resonating, I realized that we all have gifts within, but they’re too often hidden. We have gifts we have never used, even though they are within reach. If we only knew where to look, we would find them. These gifts are special. They might even change our lives and help make the world a better place. We all have gifts given to us by God.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“In direct opposition to how my father raised me, with my own son I focus on being a parent who is tender and loving, attentive, curious, supportive, patient, and aware. I’m not a perfect soul, but I strive to keep my heart open and loving. I’ve sworn never to utter an unkind word to my son, Aman.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“Emmitt’s cruel actions, his impatience, disrespect, uncontrollable anger, and violence, taught me all the ways I didn’t want to be like him. My father stomped through our house, shooting his ugly, bone-chilling stare in my direction and sneering, “There’s that little son of a bitch. Look at that jackass.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“Focus on one step at a time. Be grateful for how far you’ve come. Thank God for where you are. Keep going.”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“One day, after yet another failed running attempt, I confessed to a good friend how frustrated I was about my sorry running chops. “Tyler, you’ve got it all wrong,” he said. “It’s not about the speed or the distance. It’s about the endurance.” I rolled his words around my mind and remembered Ecclesiastes 9:11 (KJV):”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting

“And then… I stopped running. Why do we stop doing the very things that nurture us physically and emotionally, and feed our spiritual growth? It’s a big question, one always worth contemplating. At this particular time, I stopped running because I was drawn so fully into my work that my focus narrowed and I shut out some of the things that truly mattered most. The desire to achieve in my career became all-consuming, and for a while, I lost my sense of balance”
― Tyler Perry, Higher Is Waiting