hi I'm Jennifer LeClaire this is hand-to-hand combat dealing with
everyday demons this is a series in which we are going to address and talk
about some of the spirits that attack our minds that attack our bodies that
attack our families that attack our lives these are we call them everyday
demons because these are things that we just sort of all have to deal with at
one point or another and I'm here with my good friend Ryan Johnson from Ryan
Johnson ministries we're gonna tackle these things one by one through this
series and we were discussing behind this behind the scenes you know that one
of the biggest ones is poverty there is actually actually a spirit of poverty
and there's a curse of poverty so we want to just rip the lid off that today
you know I went through poverty at one point in my life and it had detrimental
effects in a long term it took me a while even after I came out of poverty
in other words I walked into prosperity but I still maintained a poverty mindset
I did not grow up in poverty but at some point when I was into adulthood when my
husband abandoned me I became in and just really bad I had nothing I couldn't
pay my bills I had a baby it was a bad situation food stamps the whole nine and
then the Lord helped me walk out of that actually through the process of tithing
and giving which was a very very difficult situation you know because I
had this mentality that if I did not if I did not you know if I tied if I gave
to God when he was saying to give I would not be able to feed my baby and
and that's a real I I don't look down on anybody that's struggling with this
issue because it's a you know when you got a mouth to feed when you've got a
child when you've got you know struggling maybe you're gonna get what
did they call that evict it from your house it it's a real battle but you know
I know that you've delved into this issue as well so let me just kick it
right off to you and then give some opening remarks you know the thing about
poverty is there are natural circumstances that affect us sometimes
it's the environment in which you were born and raised into sometimes life
deals you a very challenging and difficult situation to where now
like you say you didn't ask to get into the circumstance but because of you know
the housing market goes under or you lose your job or whatever it throws you
into that the problem is you can be under that circumstance or situation but
where's your mind that in all this where where is that at because you can lose
the job you can lose the house you can lose all that but you don't have to walk
in that mindset there's a way that we've changed the way that we think when we
change the way we think we should change the way that we walk out our lives but
poverty has this mentality to get in and convince us that there's no reason to be
obedient to the word of the Lord at the end of the day the most important
thing when we look at poverty is what are we doing out of obedience not
necessarily the circumstance not necessarily the situation not
necessarily the trial but the obedience factor to this what did God actually
tell you to do and whether or not we're doing those things yeah yeah well that's
the thing I mean I remember when I was I found myself there in the backside of
Alabama a very small town I had lost everything and and I I people kept
stealing from me and I didn't have much money but what I had I was still
generous to help people who I thought were in worse situation than I was and
one day I was just on my knees just you know praying to the Lord I'm like I'm
tired of people stealing from me it's making me so mad I've helped these
people I've got nothing I've got a child and they're taking advantage and I just
kept on worn so mad I'm so mad they're robbing from me and what set me free it
was actually a confrontation of the Lord toward my heart he said stop robbing
from me now I know a lot of people in the body of Christ don't believe in
tithing but here's the thing you know if we can do 10 percent under under under
the law what can we do under grace and that should just you know let's just
take the percentages out of it and even just go with you know give what God
tells you to give well I wasn't doing that because I had been taught that an
even no two gifts so part of the reason some we have poverty in some segments of
the church is just because we've not been taught right yes other parts it's
because you know we don't obey what we've been taught you know and with that
poverty even after I sort of got out of that poverty came the sphere of
so even though I broke through poverty and I became to the top 1% of my field
and in the realm of writing even though I became debt free I I owned five
properties and 23 acres of land all debt free but there were still be situations
where when something looked like it was not working well maybe a project maybe a
business the first thing that would come back to my mind is a fear of lack you
know and I would actually start looking for bills to cut I'm gonna cut my cable
it was ridiculous it was an absolute fear of lack because of that experience
in poverty so God delivered me out of poverty but there was still the battle
with the fear of lack that held me back and it was one of those things where
we'll talk about how to overcome some of these things in a minute
hey guys Jennifer LeClaire here founder of the ignite Network I want to just get
really really real with you for just a minute I know if you're watching me
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now.org well one of the things that becomes dangerous in this when you're
talking about this whether or not we should hide whether or not we should you
know because of that lack because of that fear that's involved with poverty
is it's dangerous because we can easily get into a saw mentality in other words
where we know that the Lord is telling us to do something but we kind of shift
that and make it to do something to better our situation and then when we're
called out in that disobedience we have these excuses well the reason I didn't
tithe is because well the reason I didn't do this is because and it's a saw
mentality where we feel like God understands our disobedience yeah you
know Saul was disobedient he looks at the prophet Samuel and he goes yeah but
I did this because of the people I did this because of that and Sammy's right
but you still disobedient the dangerous thing is Saul looks at Samuel says but
come back to Jerusalem and bless me in front of the people and this is where
poverty kind of grips our throats a lot of times we want to be disobedient but
we think that a week and a nod from God because he understands our circumstance
he understands and he will still bless us but the reality is especially in the
subject of poverty we're asking for blessings in our disobedience
you know tithing for example is is such a word of toxic word now because
everybody's like law and this and that's on and so forth
but it's the simply act or the simple act of returning to God what is
rightfully he is you know if I give you my vehicle to use and you use it for
months and you I mean you put wear and tear on the tires you put wear and tear
on the vehicle and then you bring it back to me and the things nasty the
tires are about to fall off I mean the whole thing is just gas yeah it's just
destroyed and you bring it back and you hand me the keys and you act like you've
done a deal because you brought something back
to me that is rightfully mine that's the whole thing about tithe and
tithing is not that way hey God look I'm doing this it's you're returning to him
what is he is out of obedience one of the things I say whenever I'm anywhere
and we talk about ministry partners you know we always say listen you pray about
what God is going to tell you to do and this is the fine line if God tells you
to give ten dollars don't give twenty trying to up one up you don't give a
hundred and go while I gave a hundred he told me to give ten and not one up God
now the flip side of that is if God tells you to give a thousand don't give
a hundred you've got to be obedient what is God actually saying because poverty
makes you feel like you've got that excuse in disobedience yeah God's the
best accountant in the world he knows what he's gonna release to you win you
know sometimes he doesn't put as much money as our hands as we'd like to have
because we're not yet ready to steward it so stewardship is a big issue in
poverty as well here's what we have to remember here's some keys to break free
from the spirit of poverty number one God owns the cattle on a Thousand Hills
the silver is his the gold is his he has given us the power to create wealth to
establish his covenant in the world the Bible says that that my God shall supply
all my needs according to his riches and glory in Christ Jesus these are
scriptures that I've meditated on I am the head and not the tail above only and
not beneath I lend to many nations and never have to borrow it but so there so
there's the renewing of the mind but then there's the obedience of the heart
you you have a will and your will is more powerful than any spirit any
stronghold in your mind any experience that you walk through your will will
determine ultimately which way you go your you know you know God can kick and
he will not violate your will and so I began to sew my way out of poverty I
began to confess my way out of poverty I began to think my way out of poverty
because as them as you as you think in your heart so are you in the words of
your mouth bring power of life and death so these are the three things think
things that I did I I renewed my mind I made declarations and I obeyed the Lord
and what he told me to do and now I'm walking in prosperity and I don't ever
ever ever ever want to allow these thoughts they do try to come
sometimes but I got I growed up the loins in my mind yeah you know it's
interesting because when we talk about poverty we automatically get to our
mindset of everybody that is just completely broken the natural and this
is the one thing I do want to reiterate about the mentality behind this because
I know people that live in nice homes Drive nice vehicles but because of the
way that they were raised their mindset is in poverty they're there it's it's a
form of greed in a way that they they hold on to everything but they're
thinking that they're always going to lose so they don't want to let go of
anything you know there's people that are very well blessed in the natural
things but they scrimp and they save and you know they do things that is kind of
comical to us but it's because of that mindset that they were raised in and
stuff they're always a fear of that lack or let up so I would encourage your best
watching it poverty is not just about you know your living and you can't buy a
home or you're living in a bad situation sometimes there's a lot of people that
have a lot of money in their bank account but they have a poverty mindset
they're not givers they're not obedient and they don't they don't tithe they
don't do these things they're great business people and they make great
business decisions but they don't know how to equip the body of Christ even in
themselves so you know everybody's watching this it's not just about the
natural status this is why this is such a demonic strongholds for a lot of
people because it's a mentality that can become an oppressing spirit in your life
to where you don't even function and you've got the ability to function but
you refuse to function therefore you're forfeiting eternal rewards would you
would you like to pray for the people and break that poverty absolutely so
father right now in the name of Jesus I thank you because you give us wisdom you
give us knowledge and you give us understanding and no matter the trial
the circumstance or the situation that we're facing you have given everyone who
has the ears to hear the heart to receive and the eyes to see that wisdom
and know how to operate in it father let us be a people of obedience whatever it
is let us be a people of obedience oh I speak to every
right now that's listening to this that you get over this you get beyond this
you get through this because of your heart to be obedient to the voice of the
Lord we break the spirit of poverty right now in the name of Jesus over your
life we plead a bloodline over your household and your finances we call you
wealthy not just in numerical value but in spirit and flat in your body and
everything that you do so that you know that God is for you and not against you
the enemy doesn't want you to succeed but God does and we bless you Lord in
the name of Jesus amen amen we're going to be back with another one of these
episodes again this is Rian Johnson I'm Jennifer LeClaire I'm gonna be back with
some more hand hand combat soon bless you
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