Intensive Faith Therapy » God http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:32:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Great Is Thy Faithfulness http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/28/great-is-thy-faithfulness/ http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/28/great-is-thy-faithfulness/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 23:08:47 +0000 Vancollins http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/?p=28 We have all witnessed tragic situations, if not in our lives then in the lives of people that we know. We have seen on the news where the unthinkable has happened; a child is brutally killed, terrorists have killed thousands or a plane has gone down killing all on board. How do the people that are directly touched by these tragedies cope when all of the cameras are gone and they are left to really feel the impact of their loss?

In chapter 6 of Intensive Faith Therapy, we look at how the prophet Jeremiah handled such death, disaster and destruction. He felt that God was allowing too much to happen to Jerusalem and that all was hopeless. However, in the middle of his pity party he remembered one thing. God is faithful and His faithfulness is great.

When we face similar situations, we would do good to remember the unfailing love that God has for us. We may feel that all hope is gone. However, if we remember that God is faithful then we will be able to place our hope and faith in Him. Jerusalem did not remain in desolation. Neither will we.

]]> http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/28/great-is-thy-faithfulness/feed/ 4 Renewing Your Mind http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/24/renewing-your-mind/ http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/24/renewing-your-mind/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 23:05:41 +0000 Vancollins http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/?p=24 In chapter 16 of “Intensive Faith Therapy”, we look at the huge job we have of renewing our minds. Notice that God has not promised to renew our minds for us. This is something that we must do ourselves. No one can do it for us.

We looked at the scripture as recorded in Romans 12:2. We saw that we are not to be conformed to this world but we are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. We cannot do things like the world does. We cannot focus on depressing thoughts and hopeless ideas. We must transform or change our way of thinking. Our thinking must be so that we are able to prove that good, acceptable and perfect will of God.

If you would like to learn more about this lesson, Renewing Our Minds, order your copy of “Intensive Faith Therapy” today.

]]> http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/24/renewing-your-mind/feed/ 1 Praise God – An Introduction http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/17/praise-god-an-introduction/ http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/17/praise-god-an-introduction/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 22:03:46 +0000 Vancollins http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/?p=17 In Chapter 19 we begin to look at a different aspect of our therapy. Up until now, we have focused on ourselves; our trust in God, our hope in God, our faith in God, and our thoughts. Now we are going to turn the focus away from us and towards God.

The book of Job has comforted many Christian people throughout the centuries. We often look at Jobs situation to justify why bad things sometimes happen to good people. However, as we looked at Job in our lesson, we discovered something. The book of Job is not so much about Job as it is about God.
Think about it. The reason we read about Job is not because of Job but because of a wager between God and Satan. What a remarkable story. Satan wasn’t thinking about Job. God is the one that suggested Job. Furthermore, as the conversation progressed, Satan predicted that Job would curse God if God would remove his protection from him. Satan basically said that God’s people are materialistic and that our praise is predicated on what we get from God.

What an accusation! Unfortunately, it is true sometimes. We discovered in our lesson that we often allow circumstances to dictate our praise and adoration for God. We must realize that God is in control and that He knows what is best for us. When we accuse God of being unfair, unjust, slow, uncaring or unresponsive to our needs, we are not praising God. Let us not let Satan be right about us. We are to demonstrate that we can go through tough trials and tribulations and give God awesome praise.

Hallelujah!

]]> http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/17/praise-god-an-introduction/feed/ 6 The Thoughts of God http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/15/the-thoughts-of-god/ http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/15/the-thoughts-of-god/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 21:59:28 +0000 Vancollins http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/?p=15 In chapter 15 of “Intensive Faith Therapy“, we are reminded that God’s thoughts are not our thoughts. No matter how smart we think we are or how “deep” in God we perceive ourselves to be, we will never know or understand all of the ways of God. Even when we flow in the gifts of the Spirit such as prophecy, we are told that prophesy in part. Therefore, we may not always know “why” we are going through a particular situation.

Fortunately, there are times where God will reveal to us “why” something is happening. However, more often than not, we generally do not know all of the details. We may not know why a particular relationship going sour will benefit us. We may not know why losing our job at this moment is in God’s plan.

Our assignment for this lesson is simple. We will not deal with what we don’t know. Let’s deal with what we do know. We know that the thoughts that God has towards us are good. They are thoughts of peace and not evil. We also know that all things work together for good to them that love God and are the called according to His purpose. What a wonderful thought to dwell on!

]]> http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/15/the-thoughts-of-god/feed/ 2 The Desires of Our Heart http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/9/the-desires-of-our-heart/ http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/9/the-desires-of-our-heart/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 21:49:52 +0000 Vancollins http://intensivefaiththerapy.com/blog/?p=9 The promises of God are exciting. However, many times in our excitement, we fail to read and understand the entire promise. Some of the promises given to us in the Word of God are conditional. That means that the promise is valid as long as we satisfy the requirements that are given. We are often disappointed and our faith is injured when we try to stand on conditional promises without fulfilling the conditions.

As we read in the lesson, there are four conditions or commands that are given in this passage. One command is so important that it is mentioned twice. That condition is to trust God. The other conditions include:
• Doing good
• Delight in the Lord
• Commit our ways to the Lord

However, if we do not trust God, we will not be able to do the other commands. It is only when we meet these conditions that we can boldly stand on the promises.

So, before we stand on this promise, let’s do some soul searching. Do we trust God or do we put our trust in the economy? Do we take pleasure in God or is it a chore to get up and pray or spend time with him in worship? What about committing our ways to the Lord? Since none of us are perfect, there will always be areas that we need to commit to God. However, are there areas in our lives that God is trying to get you to address now? Are you listening to His leading or just trying to do your own thing?

We are people of promise. God wants us to live in His Word and to abide in Him. We have three new promises to add to our list as well as some new conditions that we must strive to meet. Don’t panic! We are well able to do that which the Lord has commanded.

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