"Dreams Revealing the Spirit of Poverty: 8 Warning Signs to Watch For"

Dreams Revealing the Spirit of Poverty

In my interactions with many individuals, a recurring concern arises: their inability to understand why their diligently acquired possessions often elude them. Often, these individuals approach me with a plea to offer up prayers on their behalf, requesting that they be bestowed with financial abundance and liberty.

Before I go into today's teaching, I want you to know that experiencing financial losses does not necessarily mean you need a miraculous economic intervention. Instead, the root of your problem may lie in the fact that you are under attack from the spirit of poverty. This spirit is responsible for sabotaging your spiritual blessings, preventing them from manifesting as physical blessings. It is not that God has not blessed you. Instead, you may be unaware of the presence of this spirit that is consuming your spiritual blessings and hindering your physical blessings.

According to scripture, God has already blessed us with all spiritual blessings:

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ." (Ephesians 1:3)

Everything is already in place to succeed in all areas of our lives, including our finances. Satan and his demons are spirits who understand spiritual laws and know that the spirit realm is the origin of all things. Therefore, if they can disrupt or misplace your spiritual blessings, it will result in physical losses.

Specific dreams indicate you are under attack from the spirit of poverty. These dreams reveal how the enemy is stealing from you spiritually, leading to real-life financial losses.

Dream Signs of the Spirit of Poverty

Poverty and Lack Imagery

If you often dream of walking barefoot, wearing worn-out clothing or shoes, or of yourself or others constantly begging or seeking financial assistance, it could signify a spiritual attack from the spirit of poverty. Please note these dreams, as they may reveal deeper issues.

Reckless Spending

Dreams where you are shopping or spending money lavishly indicate that this spirit influences you to spend your money foolishly and wastefully. The consequences of such dreams can be seen when a person struggles to account for their spending and has nothing to show for their transactions.

False Wealth

Some dreams may appear promising on the surface but, when analyzed spiritually, reveal that the enemy is robbing you of your financial blessings and causing economic losses. For example, dreams of owning luxury items like private jets, luxury cars, or mansions, especially when you are financially struggling, may seem like a sign of impending wealth. However, these dreams indicate that the enemy is influencing you to spend beyond your means, leading to financial difficulties and obligations that prevent you from enjoying any increase in your future finances.

Loss and Ruin

Dreams of selling your possessions or finding strangers in your home may point to impending financial ruin, such as foreclosure or the loss of valuable assets that would be difficult to recover. Dreams where you cannot access a bank, or the bank is closed, symbolize financial blockages and restrictions. The manifestation of such dreams would be when people owe you money but cannot pay, or you cannot collect on a financial settlement or judgment.

Missing or Hidden Money

If you dream of losing money from your wallet, purse, or bag, or if you hide money in a dream and it goes missing when you try to retrieve it, it indicates that the spirit of poverty is involved in projects that will not yield any returns. Missing money in dreams signifies that this spirit is stealing your spiritual and financial blessings, preventing them from manifesting in your life.

Delayed or Withheld Finances

Dreams where your finances are withheld or delayed signify a delay in your real-life finances. For example, if you dream of being at an ATM machine and it malfunctions, or the power goes out when you try to withdraw money, it indicates that the spirit of poverty is delaying or hindering your spiritual finances, which will result in financial losses if not addressed.

Pests and Missing Property

Dreams of rats, cockroaches, and missing properties also indicate the presence of the spirit of poverty in your life. Dreams where money is stolen, or you find yourself picking up cash, coins, silver, or gold, suggest the influence of a pauper spirit supervised by a ruling spirit of poverty.

Money From Strangers

If someone gives you money in a dream, be cautious and discerning. While some dreams of receiving money may indicate a genuine financial increase, others can be deceptive. If the person giving you money is someone you do not know, or is an enemy in reality, it is an evil dream, and the money represents cursed finances. Similarly, if the money is old, dirty, torn, or a mixture of foreign currency, it signifies confusion and disorder in your finances. These dreams require immediate spiritual resistance and cancellation upon waking.

How to Respond

Suppose you experience repetitive dreams related to these financial losses. In that case, it is essential to engage in fasting, as led by the Holy Spirit, and pray with relevant scriptures to break the curse of poverty over your life. Scriptures such as Philippians 4:19, Psalm 115:14, and Deuteronomy 28:12 can be used to declare God's provision and blessings in your finances.

Based on spiritual laws, the spirit of poverty can only access your life through a covenant. Unfortunately, most folks are unaware of these evil agreements. Therefore, renouncing and revoking any evil demonic covenants in your life, whether generational curses or established through dreams, is crucial. Ask God to reinstate His original plan for your life, particularly in your finances, in the name of Jesus Christ.

It is crucial to keep in mind that the meaning of dream symbols can be influenced by factors such as one's cultural background, profession, lifestyle, and religion. Therefore, relying solely on the Holy Spirit's guidance and direction is essential when interpreting them.

Kevin L A Ewing
ewinglakevin@icloud.com
kevinlaewing.blogspot.com
www.kevinlaewing.com

The Thermostat of the Ungrateful: Why Some People Never Say Thank You

The Thermostat of the Ungrateful

Ungrateful individuals can often be remarkable yet difficult to understand. If you've interacted with such
individuals, you've likely noticed their insatiable desire for more, their lack of appreciation for what they already have or what others have done for them, and their sense of entitlement to others' resources and services.

I have titled this lesson "The Thermostat of the Ungrateful." I chose this title because there is a clear connection between a thermostat and the mentality of an ungrateful individual. A thermostat is a regulating device that regulates the air temperature in any air-controlled environment. If the thermostat is broken, the air conditioning system loses its ability to control the air in that environment.

Before I proceed, I would like to clarify that there is a significant distinction between being ungrateful and simply not expressing gratitude. People have different ways of communicating their appreciation, which may differ from how we would express gratitude. Of course, this is acceptable because we are all different. However, an ungrateful person takes things for granted and possesses an almost demonic sense of entitlement. They are intoxicated with selfishness, negativity, and chronic complaining, and they are always critical of others.

Shame: The Broken Thermostat

Let's revisit the comparison between a thermostat and an unappreciative person's mindset. As previously mentioned, the thermostat manages the air in an air-controlled environment. However, the thermostat for the ungrateful individual would be their "shame." You may be wondering how shame is supposed to act as a thermostat for the ungrateful individual. Let's define the word shame, and it will eventually make sense. Shame is a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.

If an ungrateful person's shame mechanism isn't functioning correctly, they may lose the ability to regulate their behavior in certain areas of life. This can lead them to repeatedly ask for favors without considering your feelings, always borrowing and begging from you. In addition, they may become defensive if you confront them about their insensitive behavior towards you. Nevertheless, the most challenging aspect of dealing with such a person is their annoying, arrogant sense of entitlement.

Two Pillars: Jealousy and Deception

As a counselor, I either meet such people or counsel those who have encountered them. Amazingly, I have discovered two predominant qualities in most ungrateful people that have become pillars in their foundation. The first quality is jealousy. Yes, this may seem odd, but indulge me for a moment.

Ungrateful individuals tend to unconsciously direct their negative behavior toward those they envy. This is their way of punishing those individuals for their success. Therefore, whenever they require resources or assistance, they seek help from those they envy. However, if you refuse their request, they will politely accept it but may speak ill of you behind your back to mutual friends, portraying you as unkind, selfish, and mean.

This leads to my second observation of ungrateful people. Ungrateful people often possess the trait of being skilled dissemblers. A dissembler is someone who hides their true thoughts or emotions. In simpler terms, a dissembler is a deceitful person.

They will go to any lengths to achieve their goals, despite their broken thermostat of shame. Their tool of choice is flattery and playing the victim to manipulate you. They always paint a negative picture of their circumstances and claim the world is against them, conveniently leaving out any mention of those who helped them. Then, they will praise you, saying how generous and helpful you are, while hiding their true feelings of jealousy to get something from you.

I believe such people are covertly disrespectful, with a mild hint of bullying their victims. In other words, due to their entitlement complex, they will subtly put you in an uncomfortable position through another one of their requested favors, one that would be almost impossible for you to refuse. Despite inconveniencing you, they will shower you with compliments, such as "I really appreciate you" and "I don't know what I would do without you," to persuade you to grant them the favor.

Scripture describes this same dissembling quality:

"He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation." (Proverbs 26:24-26)

Thirteen Signs of an Ungrateful Person

1. They are never satisfied with what you've done for them.
2. They take advantage of your kindness.
3. They are always negative, critical, and finding fault with others.
4. They are calculating and deceptive.
5. They take you for granted.
6. They unashamedly express a sense of entitlement.
7. They consistently blame others for their problems.
8. They are challenging to work with and can be uncooperative.
9. They are excellent at flattering you when they need favors.
10. They have a victim mentality.
11. They do not care about your feelings.
12. They are master manipulators.
13. They disrespectfully violate your boundaries.

How to Manage Ungrateful People

Addressing the issue is usually recommended when someone's behavior is problematic. However, ungrateful individuals often twist the situation and portray you as the unappreciative one, despite all you've done for them. But if that approach doesn't work, setting boundaries and saying no when necessary is essential. These individuals can be persistent and shameless in their requests, so please be firm with your decision. If boundaries and saying no still don't work, the best course of action may be to ignore them entirely. Being bold and firm in your efforts toward these people is essential.

If all attempts to resolve this issue have been unsuccessful, it may be in your best interest to permanently distance yourself from these individuals. Evidently, they are not true friends and are only interested in using you.

Kevin L A Ewing
ewinglakevin@icloud.com
kevinlaewing.blogspot.com
www.kevinlaewing.com

Packaging vs. Content: Why Experience Is the Best Teacher

Most things can be misleading because of their packaging. Beautiful packaging can hide terrible content,
and unpleasant packaging can contain something beautiful.

Many of us can agree that what we see on the outside- the packaging- can sometimes be very different from what's inside. Our mistakes in life often stem from accepting things at face value and foolishly believing that appearances accurately represent what's inside. Unfortunately, we live in a world where honesty has been replaced with dishonesty. Experience has taught us a valuable lesson: look before we leap.

Please remember, not everything that glitters is gold.

Carefully examine anything that seems like a fresh start: a great deal, a new relationship, a job offer, or anything else. Your responsibility is to do thorough research, ask questions, and focus on substance rather than appearance. In the end, you'll have to deal with the substance, not the temporary, attractive packaging.

Beware of Sheep's Clothing

Jesus warned His disciples that deceptive packaging is not a modern problem. It has always existed:

"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?" (Matthew 7:15-16)

Jesus gave us a principle that, if followed, will allow us to recognize content over packaging: fruit does not lie. The fruit of anything is a telltale sign not only of its contents, but of what actually produced it. An apple can only come from an apple tree. The fruit is simply the evidence of what tree produced it, regardless of how the tree was decorated.

The Lord Looks at the Heart

Man judges by packaging because packaging is all man can see at first glance. God does not operate that way:

"For the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7)

This is the discernment we are called to grow into. It is unnatural to look past a beautiful package and ask what is actually inside it. Our flesh wants to trust what looks good. But if God judges by the heart and not the wrapping, then the mature believer must learn to do the same, in relationships, in opportunities, and in the people we let close to us.

Why Experience Teaches What Warnings Cannot

I don't know who you are, but you must understand this. Your decision to follow the packaging will force you to deal with unnecessary content. Unfortunately, most folks tolerate the undesired content, hoping they'll be exposed to the packaging again rather than the truth they already uncovered.

Warnings can inform you, but experience is what convinces you. This is why the same mistake often has to cost us something before we finally believe it was a mistake. Scripture describes this pattern plainly:

"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." (Proverbs 14:12)

"The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going." (Proverbs 14:15)

Notice that the prudent man is not smarter than the simple man by nature. He simply looks well to his going. He has learned, likely through experience, to slow down and examine before he commits. That skill is rarely taught in a lecture. It is usually earned through a disappointment we did not see coming.

My mother repeatedly told me, "A little can tell you what a lot will be like." A small sample of someone's character, a small inconsistency in someone's story, a small red flag in an opportunity, is rarely isolated. It is usually a preview, not an exception.

Test the Fruit, Not the Wrapper

Scripture instructs us not to accept everything simply because it looks or sounds good:

"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

Proving something takes time, patience, and observation. It means watching what a person, opportunity, or relationship consistently produces over time, rather than what it promises in the moment. Packaging is a snapshot. Fruit is a pattern. A pattern cannot be faked forever.

My words of wisdom to you on this beautiful morning: focus on the fruit produced by that person, place, or thing. Fruit is the result of a seed. What someone consistently produces reveals who they really are and warns you that their packaging is a mere distraction from their contents.

Experience will always be one of the best teachers you'll ever have. The only choice you have is whether you learn its lessons the easy way, through Scripture and the wisdom of others who paid the price before you, or the hard way, by unwrapping the package yourself.

~Kevin L A Ewing~
ewinglakevin@icloud.com
kevinlaewing.blogspot.com
www.kevinlaewing.com