Hello Financial Healers,
I hope you enjoyed the teaching I sent on Monday. If you still need to watch it, you can find the video here.
Today I’ll be talking about capacity, specifically our internal capacity: the ability to carry what God has given you.
For today’s session, we’ll focus on cleaning our heart and our mind — what we believe. Our capacity is influenced so much by how we view the world, so removing and identify lies is critical!
More on lies
Shown in the image above, lies affect us in 3 areas: protection, provision, and identity. In my Curious List of Lies, I break this down into 1) lies against my divine protection, 2) lies against my divine protection, and 3) lies against my identity as an heir of God.
1. Lies against my divine protection
These are very common lies. One example — I live in constant fear about money — is an actual quote from a student in my class years ago. This is a lie because Scripture says, “for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control” (2 Timothy 1:7 ESV).
2. Lies against my provision from God
This lie — My past mistakes have ruined my future. I have nothing left to give — is also a deception because God’s truth says, “He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness” (2 Corinthians 9:10 ESV).
3. Lies against my identity as an heir of God
Finally, these lies sound like — I am insignificant. What good could I possibly accomplish? The truth is: “I can do all things through him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13).
Finding truth
When we reject these lies and instill God’s truth, we become a righteous steward capable of building what God hands us. Joseph, from the book of Genesis, is one of the greatest stewards of all time. Others include Moses, Joshua, King David, Solomon, and of course, Jesus. As we incorporate Heaven’s truth, we can serve God more effectively. Righteous stewards change the world.
I could go on, but we’ll talk more about this in today’s My Money Time session (at 3:30 PM [CA time]).
If you’re a free member, please consider upgrading to join our live discussion. If you’re unable to make it, you can always watch the recorded teaching later (sent out Mondays around 12 PM).
If you’re joining me today at 3:30 PM, I’ll see you then. If not, I’ll see you next week.
Side note
Regardless of whether you join or not, use this Curious List of Lies to identify unhealthy mindsets you believe and reject their influence. These are lies I’ve compiled over the course of my career, so there’s plenty to go through. Maybe you believe some lies that aren’t on this list?
As always, thanks for reading. Let’s go build our capacity!
God bless your Prosperous Soul,
Stephen K. De Silva
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