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Ice

Cold; hard; a hard word; without love; frozen water - stopping the flow of the Spirit and the Word; extreme unfriendliness or reserve.

Idioms:
• "On thin ice - in a precarious position.
• "Break the ice" - to overcome initial social awkwardness or formality; to make an effective beginning.
• "Cut no ice" - to fail to impress or influence.
• "On ice" - assured of attainment or success; in reserve or readiness.

Ice Skating

Movement; movement in the Spirit; Skate - to move or progress in a smooth, easy, or unconcerned manner; gracious in a cold and hard environment; ice skates have sharp blades mounted to the boots to cut into the ice.

Idaho

An invented name whose meaning is unknown. Known as: “Gem State”. Motto: “Let it be Perpetual”. Capital: Boise (“the wood”).

Idol
(See doll)

False god; snare; silver and gold; object of worship; one that is adored, often blindly or excessively; image; a false notion; fallacy. Dependency on anything or anyone other than God or His Son, Jesus Christ.

Illinois

Algonquin for “tribe of superior men”. Known as: “Land of Lincoln”, “Prairie Land”. Motto: “State Sovereignty, National Union”. Capital: Springfield.

Impotence

Sexual pressure, tension, guilt. Social beliefs. Spite against a previous mate. Fear of mother.

Incense
(See Smoke)

(Intercession, praise and worship), (Strong’s Concordance OT:6999 - qatar) means – “to perfume or fumigate with incense” [to kindle, to set on fire] “to sacrifice, to burn”. Through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants]; to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship): KJV - burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice). (Scriptures: 2 Chronicles 26:18-19, Psalm 141:2, Exodus 30:1-10, Luke 1:8-17, Revelation 5:8-9, 8:3-5, Numbers 16:41-50).

FUMIGATION means - to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke. To subject to smoke or fumes, usually in order to exterminate pests (those things that annoy or irritate us) or disinfect (To cleanse so as to destroy or prevent the growth of dis-ease-carrying microorganisms) disinfect, cleanse, purify, sterilize, sanitize, clean out.

Incontinence

Emotional overflow. Years of controlling emotions.

Indiana

Meaning “land of Indians”. Known as: “The Hoosier State”, Motto: “The Crossroads of America”. Capitol: Indianapolis.

Indigestion

Gut-level fear, dread, anxiety. Griping and grunting.

Indonesia

State

Industry/ial

Diligence in any employment either bodily or mental (either works of the Spirit or works of the flesh); systematic work or labor; steady attention to business; assiduity (constant application; devoted attention; perseverance; persistence; constancy); opposed to sloth and idleness. Negative: Mechanical (Performed or performing in an impersonal or machinelike manner; automatic, lacking thought or feeling, etc.); manufacturing (make up; process or fabricate in the carnal mind).

Infection

Irritation, anger, annoyance.

Inflammation

Fear. Seeing red. Inflamed thinking. Anger and frustration about conditions you are looking at in your life.

Influenza

Response to mass negativity and beliefs. Fear. Belief in statistics.

Ingrown Toenail

Worry and guilt about your right to move forward.

Injuries

Anger at the self. Feeling guilty.

Insanity

Fleeing from the family. Escapism, withdrawal. Violent separation from life.

Insecure

Not sure or certain; doubtful; inadequately guarded or protected; unsafe; not firm or fixed; unsteady; lacking stability; troubled; lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety; the state of being subject to danger or injury; the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure; (humiliation) state of disgrace or loss of self-respect.

Insomnia

Fear. Not trusting the process of life. Guilt.

Insurance

The Holy Spirit; security paid for by the blood of our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. Negative: False security or protection; Something paid for in hopes of protection against any loss. Not trusting God for your provision and protection – lack of faith in God.

Interior of a House

The heart; within the believer; a new interior suggests renewal; a run-down interior suggest the old man (carnal man) in operation.

Intestines (See Bowels)

The intestines (bowels) were the seat of pity, mercy, and compassion. It also represents assimilation and absorption.

Bowels – Strong’s #G4698: Greek splen (the spleen) intestine (plural), figuratively: inward affection, tender mercy, taken from #G4697, to have the bowels yearn, to feel sympathy, to pity, have (or be moved with) compassion. (Scripture: Psalms 22:14)

Investing

To purchase with the expectation of benefit or profit; We are either investing (sowing) into the kingdom of God or into the kingdom of this world. Negative: Speculative buying – speculation or conjecture (conclusions from incomplete evidence; guess, inferring, reasoning; interpretation of omens, occult signs), involving chance or risk, gambling. (Scriptures: Matthew 13:44-46, 25:14-30).

Iowa

From the Iowa River which was named after the Ioway Indian tribe. Known as: “The Hawkeye State”. Motto: “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.” Capitol: Des Moines.

Iris

Colored part of the eyeball surrounding the pupil; any of a number of plants having sword shaped leaves and showy flowers. The Iris flower stands for faith, wisdom, promise in love, hope and valor; the yellow Iris flower stands for passion. In German IRIS means flame.

Iris

Rainbow; center of the eye; sword shaped leaves.

Iron

Strong, healthy, and capable of great endurance; strong leadership, judgment. Negative: unbendable; hardened, obstinate, stubborn; bound; oppression (furnace of iron); works; earthly (from the earth). Stern, harsh or cruel.

Idioms:
• "Iron in the fire" - an undertaking or project in progress.
• "Strike while the iron is hot" - to act at an opportune moment.
• "An iron fist" - a cruel and unyielding attitude or approach.

Iron

Strength; inflexible rule; crushing.

Ironing

iron out, to resolve, straighten out or clear away (difficulties, etc.); dealing with character flaws (sin, iniquities).

Island

Isolated - to render free of external influence (can be positive or negative).

Idiom:
• "No man is an island" - A person requires the company and support of others and society as a whole in order to thrive. (We need the Holy Spirit!).

Italy

Land of young cattle. 

Itching

Itching ears (hearing what you want to); sensitivity (living by your senses and emotions) ; marked by intense irritation (annoyed, vexed, inflame); A restless desire or craving, longing for something. Desires that go against the grain. Unsatisfied. Remorse. Itching to get out or get away.