We’ve been seeing God do some great things in our lives lately (my husband and I) because we’ve been praying and believing what he said.

I remember once needing enough money to pay my mortgage and telling God “if you don’t provide, it’ll look bad on you.” Who was I kidding … we don’t have to force God’s hand, we just have to believe.

Every blessing I should ever have in life was established before I was born so now, I’m learning how to manifest those blessings in my life. And now, my mortgage never got paid that month! I wasn’t believing, I was begging and even worse, “blackmailing” God.

I know better now … I’m a Kingdom Kid and God has given me access to all that is in the Kingdom but I have to see it to have it.

Thanks for this great post Jill … It’s lovely to be connected to Believers and not religious Christians.

Pastor WD Favour – when you coming to England?! We’re supposed to be a rich nation but we poor in mind.

Trish

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I am with you Shileen – it does not honor God. In fact it dishonors Him, since Jesus died to eradicate from our lives all that has to do with the curse and to enable us to experience the abundant life! (Life to the full).

What much of the church needs to wake up to and face is that true Christianity is not religion, but a lifestyle. As mentioned above it is an ABUNDANT lifestyle. (John 10:10). I am thankful that some areas of the church have embraced this, and pray that more will wake up and shake themselves of the stench of religion and start to LIVE the lifestyle of simply following that “friend that sticks closer than a brother”, Jesus Christ Himself.

Steve, I agree that many fall into the trap of collective consciousness accepting those conditions. This is the trap of resignation, an attitude that will always keep us a prisioner to our present condition.

No one is destined to stay in poverty or in any negative condition for that matter. There IS a way out, The way out is to repent (recognize you are going in the wrong direction and change direction), ask forgiveness of God (and others where necessary), forgive yourself and start the new journey in the right direction!

Rhondah, thanks so much for your contribution. Changing the mindset and no more is indeed useless. Action always has to follow to achieve the desired results. This is one of the reasons the “Law of Attraction” teachings don’t “work” for many. They try to daydream, imagine, think and even declare their dreams and wonder why nothing happens.

This happens both inside the church (where it is known as the “Faith Teaching”) and outside the church (where it is know as “The Secret” or “The Law of Attraction”). The principle is the same in both places: positive thinking (positive mindset) PLUS actions = sucess.

Thanks to all for your great contributions. There is much material here for more blog posts.

Keep spreading the word! Mindset is SO important and action must follow!

I have experienced poverty. I was so poor and hungry that I begged for ‘chewing stick’ to serve as food! I hawked bread on the streets of my town.

Poverty is evil! I wrote in details about it at http://wdfavour.com/the-cure-for-poverty and anyone who cares about the plight of the poor should consider reading that post.

My consistent message to the poor among whom I labour daily is this, “You don’t need charity. You need a miracle of the mind.”

You see, monetary charity, without positive mental transformation is impoverishing, not enriching. It is important that all who want to assist the poor realize this. It’s hard, I understand, to convince both poor and rich people that the cure for poverty is not cash. Yet, it is important to create an atmosphere where the poor can ‘positivise’ their mindsets and take greater responsibilities over their thoughts, actions, decisions, choices, and so on.

Thanks Jill for this post and may God bless your efforts.

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A positive mindset, without complete, follow-through action is useless. In other words, daydreaming is good, to a certain extent, and essential to survival for those in a poverty state, yet still, more is needed. The teaching, guiding, nurturing and help from others, who are in a more fortunate state, is, in fact, a key component to the success of one in poverty state and/or state of mind. Without encouragement, and “a hand-up,” from individuals who care, it is very difficult for the poverty stricken to turn their thoughts into reality.

With the combination of a positive mindset and a small glimmer of hope from others who care, a person can be dramatically transformed, empowered and driven to create a positive and upward stream of success for themselves.

- RhondaH

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Physical conditions one arrives in and barely sustain life, are a result of collective consciousness accepting those conditions. Otherwise they would have long since been eradicated.

Inhumane conditions are not eradicated by a charitable event or cause. They are eradicated by a consciousness of respect for all life to live their intentions in freedom and peace.

Sending all the energy of peace and happiness

Steve Pohlit
http://liferights.org