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You Can Break Agreement With Scarcity And Walk In Wise Stewardship · Called to Build

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  SPEAKER_00: Breaking the Spirit of Lack Biblical Mindsets for Financial Breakthrough and Kingdom Stewardship The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.
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  SPEAKER_00: I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
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  SPEAKER_00: John ten NASB There comes a point when you're not just tired, you're tired of being tired.
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  SPEAKER_00: You've prayed, you've budgeted, you've tithed and quoted Philippians four nineteen over every unpaid bill and bounce check, and still the financial pressure doesn't let up, the mental weight won't lift, the tension lingers like a fog in your chest.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're doing the best you know how.
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  SPEAKER_00: But quietly, in the places no one sees, you start to ask, is this just how it's always going to be?
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  SPEAKER_00: If that's you, I want to speak directly to your soul, not just to motivate you, She, but to set you free.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because what you're facing may not just be a financial struggle.
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  SPEAKER_00: It may be the grip of a spiritual enemy called the spirit of lack, and it's time we call it out.
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  SPEAKER_00: The church has been uncomfortable with this conversation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's get honest.
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  SPEAKER_00: In many Christian circles, we've been taught that talking about money is somehow worldly, that ambition is prideful, that struggle is proof of holiness, that just enough is the righteous way.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've seen the abuses, the late night prosperity pitchmen, the guilt-heavy giving appeals, and so many of us overcorrected all the way into spiritualized scarcity.
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  SPEAKER_00: Use this journal prompt.
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  SPEAKER_00: What were you taught about money growing up by your family, your church, or your mentors?
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  SPEAKER_00: How has that shaped your expectations of God today?
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  SPEAKER_00: Let me share my story when I had to choose between fear and faith.
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  SPEAKER_00: Years ago, while launching Simplicity Church in Corpus Christi, I found myself waiting on a city inspector.
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  SPEAKER_00: Again.
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  SPEAKER_00: We were renting a storefront space, trying to launch a ministry with limited resources, pushing through daily spiritual warfare, red tape, and practical need.
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  SPEAKER_00: I remember sitting outside on a folding chair, both determined and discouraged.
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  SPEAKER_00: The vision was alive, but the provision wasn't visible.
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  SPEAKER_00: Bills were behind, outreach was growing, faith was getting tired.
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  SPEAKER_00: That night a stranger showed up for ministry.
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  SPEAKER_00: We prayed, we poured out what little we had, and then I found an envelope in our mailbox, a grocery gift card, and a note.
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  SPEAKER_00: You've been on my heart, I felt led to bless you.
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  SPEAKER_00: God didn't just send provision, he sent confirmation.
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  SPEAKER_00: I see you, I'm still your source.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep going.
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  SPEAKER_00: I didn't get rich that day, but something broke inside me, a lie I had quietly believed for too long.
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  SPEAKER_00: If it's hard, maybe it's not God.
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  SPEAKER_00: Friend, sometimes what's hard is exactly where God is training your hands for war and your heart for trust.
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  SPEAKER_00: What is the spirit of lack?
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's define it.
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  SPEAKER_00: The spirit of lack isn't simply having little.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a stronghold of fear, shame, and spiritual mistrust.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a mindset rooted in survival.
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  SPEAKER_00: It keeps you stuck in cycles, afraid to believe for more, always settling for less.
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  SPEAKER_00: It whispers, you'll never have enough.
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  SPEAKER_00: Other people prosper, you survive.
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  SPEAKER_00: God provides, but not for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you scale, you'll lose your soul.
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  SPEAKER_00: Play small, it's safer.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even faithful tithers, pastors, and Christian entrepreneurs can carry this bondage internally.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take a sacred pause.
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  SPEAKER_00: Read aloud, fear not, little flock, for it is your father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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  SPEAKER_00: Luke twelve thirty two.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then say, It is my father's good pleasure to provide for me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's how lack leaks into every area of life.
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  SPEAKER_00: This spirit isn't isolated to your wallet, it infects your worldview.
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  SPEAKER_00: In marriage, it creates tension, silence, and cycles of blame.
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  SPEAKER_00: In parenting, it teaches children to fear dreaming.
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  SPEAKER_00: In ministry, it glamorizes burnout as righteousness.
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  SPEAKER_00: In business, it keeps you overworking and undercharging.
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  SPEAKER_00: It tells you shrink your vision until it fits your budget.
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  SPEAKER_00: But kingdom builders don't budget their faith, they budget their obedience.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's another journal prompt.
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  SPEAKER_00: Where have I made decisions based on fear of not having enough?
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's what Scripture really says about abundance.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're not talking about materialism.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're talking about kingdom stewardship.
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  SPEAKER_00: And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
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  SPEAKER_00: 2 Corinthians 9 8.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to produce wealth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Deuteronomy 8 18.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
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  SPEAKER_00: Psalm 23.1.
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  SPEAKER_00: God doesn't want you to accumulate for self, if he wants you to receive and release for others.
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  SPEAKER_00: Abundance isn't about excess, it's about assignment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's examine five shifts that break the spirit of lack.
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  SPEAKER_00: These aren't just financial, they're spiritual, mental, and practical.
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  SPEAKER_00: From ownership to stewardship, you don't own it, you manage it.
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  SPEAKER_00: That includes your income, your business, your harvest.
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  SPEAKER_00: God gives seed to stewards, not hoarders, from scarcity to seed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Money is not security, it's seed.
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  SPEAKER_00: And seed must be sown to multiply.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every dollar you withhold in fear is a harvest you've forfeited.
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  SPEAKER_00: From shame to strategy.
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  SPEAKER_00: You don't need to feel bad.
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  SPEAKER_00: You need a plan.
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  SPEAKER_00: Break the cycle of guilt by getting help and getting organized from fear to faithful action.
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  SPEAKER_00: Obedience is your strategy.
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  SPEAKER_00: Action opens the door.
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  SPEAKER_00: Start moving before you feel ready.
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  SPEAKER_00: From hustle to heaven's timing, stop grinding and start hearing.
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  SPEAKER_00: God's provision is never late, but it rarely feels early.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take a sacred pause.
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  SPEAKER_00: Which of these five shifts challenges you most right now?
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  SPEAKER_00: Seven steps to breaking the spirit of lack.
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  SPEAKER_00: These steps are practical, personal, and powerful.
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  SPEAKER_00: Repent for believing the lie.
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  SPEAKER_00: Confess where you've believed that God won't provide or that you'll always struggle.
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  SPEAKER_00: Renounce the spirit of lack.
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  SPEAKER_00: Speak it aloud, break agreement, say, I reject the mindset of lack and embrace the truth of God's provision.
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  SPEAKER_00: Release forgiveness.
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  SPEAKER_00: Forgive mentors, pastors, parents, anyone who contributed to your scarcity mindset.
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  SPEAKER_00: Replace with truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Declare scripture over your finances and future daily.
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  SPEAKER_00: Speak life into your vision.
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  SPEAKER_00: Reorganize your finances.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tithe, save, invest, give.
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  SPEAKER_00: Set up systems rooted in kingdom principles, not anxiety.
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  SPEAKER_00: Reframe your identity.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are not a financial orphan.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are a son slash daughter of the king and a steward of eternal impact.
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  SPEAKER_00: Recommit daily.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is not a one-time fix.
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  SPEAKER_00: Renew your mind, your confession, and your strategy every single day.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's another journal prompt.
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  SPEAKER_00: Which step do I need to take action on today?
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  SPEAKER_00: Prayer of activation, breaking agreement with lack.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father, in the name of Jesus, I break every agreement I've made with the spirit of lack.
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  SPEAKER_00: I renounce fear, shame, and survival thinking.
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  SPEAKER_00: I receive your abundance, provision, and strategic wisdom.
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  SPEAKER_00: I declare I am not a slave to scarcity.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am a steward of your supply.
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  SPEAKER_00: Multiply what you've placed in my hands.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lead me with clarity, discipline, and faith.
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  SPEAKER_00: I receive my identity as a builder, a giver, and a trusted vessel.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Jesus' name, amen.
• 9:23
  SPEAKER_00: Here is some recommended reading and listening to help your grow in this area.
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  SPEAKER_00: Money, possessions, and eternity, Randy Alcorn.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thou shalt prosper, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, the total money makeover, Dave Ramsey.
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  SPEAKER_00: Discern and apply prayerfully.
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  SPEAKER_00: What should you do next?
• 9:48
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