Do you Got Money? (where is the heart set)

  The Blueprint for Plenty, Part 1: Consecrate Your Focus  Last time, we wrestled with the soul-shaking question,  "Do you got money?"  We realized that this question often acts as a lure, pulling our attention away from God's promise of abundance and toward Satan ’s whisper of scarcity. The good news? We have a blueprint to move from scarcity to  plenty , and it starts with the  Law of Consecration —not just as an ancient ideal, but as a living, daily principle. The question now isn't  if  God provides, but  where  we choose to look for that provision. The First Covenant: The Tithe of Attention To break the spell of scarcity, we must make our first covenant (or promise) with God: to  Consecrate Your Focus . We often think of tithing as just 10% of our money. But the deeper, more profound principle of the tithe is that we give God the  first and best part  of  everything  we have—including our attention, our tho...

  The Nature of Money: Why the Question "Do You Got Money?" Is a Spiritual Litmus Test The question that started this journey— "Do you got money?" —is a simple, three-word phrase that unlocks a complex spiritual battle. As I’ve pondered this, I’ve realized the problem isn't the money itself; the problem is what we allow money to  represent . Money: A Tool, Not a Source Money is just a tool—a medium of exchange. In the Garden of Eden , as we pointed out, there was absolutely no need for it. Adam and Eve had direct, abundant access to everything they needed, courtesy of their Creator. Money only becomes necessary when scarcity is introduced, or when goods and services need a standardized way to be traded. Money is a symbol of value, but it is not the value itself. The spiritual struggle begins when we confuse the symbol with the substance. We start to believe that money is the  source  of our well-being and security, rather than trusting in the boundless abundanc...