I Have A Scarcity Mindset 

Hello everyone my name is Dammy. Crowd answers.. Hi Dammy. And I have a scarcity mindset. Heya! Iwo (you). Yes me. I actually just learned about this. It explains a lot now about myself.

A couple weeks ago, I was on an emotional roller coaster. The pain was something serious. What was one of the causes? Me not being able to go to my churches annual conference. It seems minuscule but just the thought of it sometimes would bring feelings of disappointment, anger and just sadness.

When it came to the my church’s conference,  there were numerous opportunities to buy at a discounted price, but I took none of them. Mainly because I didn’t want to release from my grasp the money I had. I was waiting for more. Then when a new discounted price came, the DAY I was going to buy it…. THE TICKETS SOLD OUT. Heyaaaa. My church tried man, they really did, but I was not able to go. *Insert the violin. I was like God, you don’t want me to go? I mean I was crushed yall.

My chwest! It burned with a deep pain like never before. I fell into a cycle to self blame, why didn’t you do this? Why are you so slow to act? What’s wrong with you?! Can you imagine seeing Instagram just poppin and glistening with an event you so desperately wanted to go to, and you can’t??

The Big Realization

But when I finally came to a more calmer state, it dawned on me. You have a problem here kid. You think in scarcity.  You see, I like to save monaayyyyy, hayyy! A habit that I picked up at a young age was to go for the cheapest thing. To find the “best” deal. Even when I would shop for clothes, I would go for quantity over quality.

I’m learning as an adult, that the cheapest thing, is not always the best thing. In my pursuit to find the cheapest thing or to hold so tight to my coins, I’ve lost out on opportunities, time and overall quality. I try to be efficient, but I sometimes end up with nothing. Can anybody relate to that? One of you is saying, well it probably comes from how your parents dealt with things. I would love to say that’s the origin, both my mom and dad don’t waste time looking for cheap always. Especially my mom. If she needs something done fast, to save her time and energy, she will pay the price. She lives a life of quality. Check her shoe line, (shameless plug) you’ll see what I mean. So quite frankly, I’m not sure where this came from.

I’ve heard of having a scarcity mindset, but I never thought I had it. I began to pray about this. That God will teach me to let go of this bad habit and allow me to let go. Let go of the feeling that I have to hold onto everything. Allow me to release.

I thought to myself that this mindset transcends past just money but can effect all aspects of life. I may have seeds that God has placed in my hands, but I’m not releasing them, I am not able to live in full abundance. It makes sense to let things go, they will in turn reap a harvest. My life has been evident of that, so why hold on so tightly?

Let It Go Baby, Let It Go

Some of us need to let ish go. We got clothes we’ve had for some time and don’t wear but it’s like, I may need it for some occasion or this goes well with this top, nah bruh, if it went so well, how come you haven’t worn it in a year? Show me the car facts on that! I believe that when you let things go, you make room for new things, opportunities etc. to come into your life. I just cleared my closet in hopes of having better clothes come in.

In this case I think about the woman who fed Elijah.

1 Kings17:12-13 says: 

¹² ‘As surely as the Lord your God lives,’ she replied, ‘I don’t have any bread – only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it – and die.’

¹³ Elijah said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son. ¹⁴ For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: “The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.”

Invest in Quality Not Quantity

You should continue reading for the rest of the juice. But she was going to die, if she gave Elijah the rest of her food. But did she? No. God saw her sacrifice and her “seed” being released and used it to bless her ten times fold. Heck, if she had gotten more jars, their would have been more overflow. The question he asks is, how many jars will you put out so he can fill you up? How many jars do you trust him to have? How many areas can we allow God to fill us up in? In order to do that, we have to pour out, release, not be broke type of release, but let go.

I need to plant my seed, not have my hand clenched. I gotta allow him to form me so I’m not so cheap! Invest in good things, good food, vacation, time, money etc. Whatever it is that we are holding onto  will always flow if we let go. Does that mean you just buy anything no matter the price? That’s foolish! You use wisdom, but the point is to become free with your hand. Abundant living ,you are unloaded. There is more than enough. I pray God will help all of us who have battled with this mindset and we will be free, so we can live a life of abundance. Oshodi out!