Living an intentional life lead towards living a purposeful life.
You must know what you want out of life for a start. Intentional living is way much more than a YOGA BURN that leads to a lighter, healthier & happier life.
It is like your personal vision. It is like taking stock of your life NOW and deciding whether the things you are investing your time and resources into are worth it.
“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” -Carl Bard
More importantly, how do they bring glory to God? You must prayerfully ask for God’s guidance in identifying your purpose in life.
Always ask yourself, WHY am I doing this?
If there’s no reasonable WHY or if it’s difficult for example to identify WHY you are in a relationship or WHY you are spending so much time with a particular friend, or WHY you keep watching this particular show, if there’s no fulfillment at all, then guess what? It’s time to shift gears and start doing things differently.
It’s time to start making changes that will align with your core values. These changes will bring about long-lasting happiness and feelings of fulfillment
Here Are Some Tips on How to Live Intentionally.
Improve the PRESENT
Forget the PAST
Spend quality time studying the word of God and things of the Lord
Associate more with genuine children of God. Iron sharpens iron
Have a positive mindset
Be sensitive to time always. Do not waste time on anything unproductive. Time waits for no one
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Treat your body right. Take care of God’s temple. Don’t put bad stuff into your body. Stay away from bad habits
Be at ease with yourself
Respect and love your parents notwithstanding their disposition
Don’t think too highly of yourself. You didn’t make yourself
Have a budget and stick to it
Always have an emergency fund for the rainy day
Live frugally. Save, save, invest, invest
Buy what you ‘need’ not what you ‘want.’ Ask ‘why’ before you buy
My dear friends, your intentionality can only grow if you focus on beingintentional. You must identify what you want, have a clear, focused picture, and an action plan.
Are you looking for ways to be intentional in your life? Are your core values based on God’s word and truths? Or anyone else’s?
I would really, really love to hear about one or two of the daily tips you plan to use from now to become more intentional. Please let me know in the comments. I will really appreciate it.
As always, I’m sending lots of love, and positivity your way. Stay continually blessed………..♥
Everything else flows out of a heart that is grounded in God and His goodness. Our God is good, ALL the time!
Outside the daily devotions and times spent with God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit, I always make daily, weekly and monthly affirmations and declarations.
I speak them over myself, my family, my marriage, over relatives, the works of my hands, my community, and more.
You can write affirmations out and post them in noticeable places too.
What Is An Affirmation?
An affirmation means to state or assert positively; to confirm or ratify that all is well.
Affirmations can eradicate negative feelings that can bring positive changes.
“The problem with negative thoughts is that they can become self-fulfilling prophecies. We talk ourselves into believing that we’re not good enough. And, as a result, these thoughts drag down our personal lives, our relationships, and our careers.” – Mindtools
Biblical affirmations are intended to exalt the power and sovereignty of Almighty God that transcends human limitations.
It’s like commanding your month and praying your desires and expectations to Almighty God and having an unwavering faith and unshakable hope that He will grant your requests.
Commit Everything to God in Prayer!
Committing everything to God in prayer is a weapon that offers a victorious expectation.
Prayer is our way of communicating with our heavenly father.
Isn’t it reassuring that we can speak directly to God? With no middleman? No holds. No interference. Zero drop calls. No Wi-Fi needed either.
The best part is that you can call upon Him 24/7 at any time of the day or night, and He won’t get upset.
Prayers are Powerful.
Believers use prayers as spiritual weapons to ignite heaven’s influence and action.
We can talk to God about anything and everything with the assurance that He hears us.
God answers us when we pray in the name of His Son Jesus Christ.
Jesus gave us these commands; “You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.” John 14:13
“In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.” John 16: 23-24.
Even when you don’t know how to pray, Jesus gave us a prayer sample, you can call it a template in the “Lord’s Prayer.”
For believers, praying is not about if but when…. We are to pray always without ceasing.
“Pray without ceasing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:17.
“And so, I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” -Luke 11:9
Prayer is not just about talking to God, it includes worship and devotion. God loves it when we praise and worship Him.
Prayer is the weapon we have over and against the enemy, who roars like a lion. Did you get that? The devil is not strong like the lion, it roars like one.
When we pray daily and make affirmations, the devil runs away in fear.
Why? Our God is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omniscient – OOO, and can withstand and overpower Satan’s devices.
Worshiping for Believers goes beyond singing. Worship stems from the depths of whom the worshiper is and what God means to them.
When we praise, we recognize and relate to the good acts of God.
This is one of the songs I sing every day and I always feel like God is smiling down on me when I sing it.
It’s from Lamentations 3:22-23:
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; They are new every morning; New every morning, Great is your faithfulness, Oh Lord Great is thy faithfulness.”
Monthly, Biblical affirmations are positive declarations of God’s truth. The source of God’s truth is the Holy Bible.
The Bible contains trustworthy and infallible information that is wholly true and valuable.
Daily prayers and affirmations help believers live true to their divine potentials.
The month of manifestation of God’s Glory, revelations & reality.
Esther 2:16 NKJV: “So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.”
Genesis 8:5 NKJV: “And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.” OCTOBER POSITIVE BIBLICAL AFFIRMATIONS FOR COURAGEOUS FAITH
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Use this planner to discover who Jesus says you are everyday.
“ForGodsolovedtheworld, that he gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
“For to usachildisborn, to usa son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
“We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and a mystery.” – H.G. Wells
“Joy is powerful, and focusing on joy brings God’s power into our lives.” – Russell M Nelson
Powerful, Positive and Intentional Monthly, Biblical Affirmations
Living Deliberately: 25 Anchor Scriptures
#1. “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” -1 John 4:4
#2. “He will shelter you with His wings; you will find safety under His wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.” -Psalm 91:4
#3. “Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep His promise.” – Hebrews 10:23
#4. “But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children—
with those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.” -Psalm 103: 17-18
#5. “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them. -Romans 8:28
#6. “Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” – Ephesians 4:32.
#7. “But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” – Matthew 6:15.
#8. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”- Proverbs 3:5.
#9. “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? – Psalm 27:1
#10. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” – John 11:25-26
#11. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy, He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” -1 Peter 1:3.
#12. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” -Isaiah 55:8-9.
#13. “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” -Psalm 139:14
#14. For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” – Jeremiah 29:11
#15. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. -Romans 8:38
#16. And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. – Philippians 1:6
#17. Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26
#18. “The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust Him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.” – Psalm 28:7
#19. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” – 2 Timothy 1:7
#20. “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end” – Lamentations 3:22
#21. “This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord, your God is with you wherever you go.”- Joshua 1:9
#22. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.- Psalm 51:10
#23. “Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips.” – Psalm 141:3
#24. “Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.” – Colossians 1:10
#25. “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 15:13.
