Are you thriving or surviving? Are you walking in sin consciousness or GOD consciousness? If you are born again, your spirit is as Holy as it can get. The issue is in your mind. Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 12:
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Our minds will hinder us from being GOD conscious and receiving from FATHER in our areas of need. What we feed our minds determines how quickly our minds are renewed. The world will try to infiltrate your mind with their agenda which consistently leads to death and destruction. As you become more sensitive to Holy Spirit, you will easily see their motives and actively resist them.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 2:
12 My beloved ones, just like you’ve always listened to everything I’ve taught you in the past, I’m asking you now to keep following my instructions as though I were right there with you. Now you must continue to make this new life fully manifested as you live in the holy awe of God—which brings you trembling into his presence. 13 GOD will continually revitalize you, implanting within you the passion to do what pleases HIM.
Are you going to yield to Holy Spirit or yield to your own understanding. Whoever you yield to will determine your level of success. It is critical that each of us root out sin consciousness by fully embracing the revelation of The Blood of Jesus Christ. His Blood totally satisfied FATHER’S requirement for our complete restoration. Jesus has nothing else to do in order that we can have an intimate relationship with FATHER.
If we are being hindered, the source of the problem is found in the mind and its attempt to hold onto sin consciousness. The Blood has erased our history of sin so we need to let our history go and focus on our destiny.
Wisdom wrote in Proverbs chapter 3:
5 Trust in the Lord completely,
and do not rely on your own opinions.
With all your heart rely on HIM to guide you,
and HE will lead you in every decision you make.
Who better to make my decisions than FATHER? Every decision should lead to the fulfillment of my destiny written in my book (Psalm 139:16). Since HE has perfect knowledge of my destiny, I should defer to HIM in my decisions.
At the same time, I must keep my body in subjection. Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians chapter 9:
27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
Are you chasing after things? Are you chasing after money? Are you chasing after status? If so, repent and turn back to FATHER! Jesus flipped the tables in the temple because the money changers had taken over the House of Prayer. Focusing on money will lead you astray and I hope these writings, especially about tithing, will cause you to repent if you have left your first Love- Jesus Christ.
Sin conscious causes one to hoard resources because he or she lacks trust in FATHER’S willingness to provide. GOD consciousness causes us to be kind and cheerful givers just as FATHER is toward us. Jesus spoke in John chapter 10:
10 A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect—life in its fullness until you overflow!
11 I am the Good Shepherd who lays down my life as a sacrifice for the sheep. 12–13 But the worker who serves only for wages is not a real shepherd. Because he has no heart for the sheep he will run away and abandon them when he sees the wolf coming. And then the wolf mauls the sheep, drags them off, and scatters them. TPT
Jesus differentiates between Sons and “hirelings” and we know His intent toward others. As we become like Him, we too will focus on FATHER’S Divine Intent and not “things”. FATHER will take care of the “abundance” aspect required in our lives.