Author Archives: Intentional Faith

char-ac-ter the good qualities that are esteemed and respected in a person the attributes that make a person valuable to society biblical: the fruit of hardship approached in faith personal: what God etches in your life through suffering "Not only this but we also exult in our tribulations, know that tribulation brings about perseverance; andContinue reading “The Price of Glory”

"The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God nor indeed can be."  Romans 8:7 NKJV As I said yesterday, we are in a fight for our spiritual lives.  That broken part of man robs us of everything from peace to prosperity.  All our culture is againstContinue reading “Living above the Lesser Self”

car.nal pertaining to the flesh having a physical rather than an intellectual or spiritual orientation biblical: governed by unredeemed human nature and animal desires personal: ruled by your body and a lust for the impure In the Garden, Adam and Eve enjoyed an unhindered relationship with God, they ruled over creation and delighted in eachContinue reading “Living from the Lesser Self”

"The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground – trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food."  Genesis 2:9 NIV You May Not Know: Confirmed by theologians, psychologist and history is this truth:  Human beings become what they behold.  Behold beauty and the soul flourishes.  Behold theContinue reading “Beauty Applied”

beau.ty that which gives pleasure to the senses a particular grace, feature or ornament biblical: a characteristic of God that is reflected in creation personal: what you esteem in God, appreciate in his creation and seek to become "The devil led him up to a high place and showed him an instant all the kingdomsContinue reading “Thought for Today”

‘"God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy."  Hebrews 1:9 NIV Take an inventory of the places in your life where you are striving hard to change and change is coming hard.  Remember, you have the ‘anointing’ or Spirit of God living within you.  There areContinue reading “Anointing Answered”

an application of power or symbol of power a choosing and endowment for service biblical: a flow of power for a specified purpose personal: the power of God to fulfill God’s calling for you "You have an anointing from the Holy Spirit."  I John 2:20  MKJV It may not be a word you are familiarContinue reading “Anointing”

"Be angry and sin not; do not let the sun go down on your anger."  Ephesians 4:26 NASB Do you know? Doctors are increasingly understanding the connection between emotions and illness.  Among all the emotions a person can feel, anger is connected to more sickness and physical deformities than any other single emotion. It couldContinue reading “Anger Answered”

  a passionate response to injury an intense felling of the soul in the face of injustice and cruelty biblical: a strong emotional agitation that must be mastered personal: your souls’ negative response to pain "Man’s anger does nto bring about the righteous life that God desires."  James 1:20 NIV Two Greek words are usedContinue reading “Anger : The Mask of Hurt”

Things you probably didn’t know about abundance: One of the words for abundance in the Greek New Testament is hyperbole.  The English word of the same spelling is derived from it and literally means, "to throw far beyond". When the English Pilgrims sailed to the New World, one of their number wrote that they dreamedContinue reading “Abundance Answered”