Stop Ignoring Abundance And Focusing On Lack!

16 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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A short dialogue (transcript excerpt) from the YouTube video 'Stop Ignoring Abundance And Focusing On Lack!' (creator: Clegg). Two speakers discuss the moral/spiritual temptation to focus on lack rather than the abundance already present—using the Genesis story (tree of knowledge in the middle of the garden, Adam and Eve passing abundance to reach what they lacked) as the central illustration. They frame Satan as promoting a focus on scarcity ("God of lack").

The first temptation of the history, in the history of the world was the temptation to focus on lack and disregard abundance.
I did not put it in the Bible. It was in there.
When I woke up this morning.
That was the very first temptation in.
The history of the world. Focus on lack.
Do you understand? The tree of knowledge, good and evil was in the middle of the garden. That God does not waste words. Humans do that.
The fact that it was in the middle of the garden is significant to the story. Why? What does it tell us that Adam and Eve had to walk past all of their abundance to get to the thing they lacked?
No, I don't want any pecans. I don't want any pears. I don't want any apples. I don't want any oranges. I don't want any tangerines.
If I can just get to the thing that's missing.
Focus. Why does Satan.
Want us to focus on lack? Because he's the God of lack.
God.
Little G of lack.