THE SPIRITUAL PSYCHOLOGY OF POVERTY, PROSPERITY & FOCUS What Eve teaches us about business, calling, wealth, and spiritual warfare. 1. THE FIRST TEMPTATION WASN’T ABOUT FRUIT — IT WAS ABOUT FOCUS In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve lived in limitless abundance. God said: “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat.”— Genesis 2:16–17 So the enemy did not tempt Eve by introducing lack —he tempted her by shifting her focus. Instead of seeing unlimited provision, the enemy zoomed her in on the one thing she did not have. This is the birthplace of all spiritual warfare: Spiritual warfare begins when Satan shifts your focus from abundance to lack. In business, this spirit still operates.You can have: - 100 skills, but focus on the 1 thing you’re “not good enough at.” - 50 wins, but obsess over 1 failure. - Clients God gave you, but focus on the ones who said no. - Thousands of dollars of opportunity, but fixate on the 1 risk. The enemy knows: If he can get you to magnify lack, he can make you forfeit your assignment. 2. THE FASTEST WAY TO LOSE WHAT YOU HAVE IS TO FOCUS ON WHAT YOU DON’T HAVE What Eve did is exactly what many entrepreneurs do: - Instead of focusing on who they can help… they obsess over who isn’t buying yet. - Instead of focusing on the 10 talents God has given… they stare at the one they don’t have. - Instead of seeing the abundance of online opportunity… they focus on the one obstacle that feels big. Scripture says: “To he who has, more will be given;but from he who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”— Matthew 25:29 This Scripture is not about greed—it’s about mindset, stewardship, and focus. Jesus is teaching: **When you focus on what you DO have, God multiplies it. When you focus on what you DON'T have, you disqualify yourself from increase.** This is exactly what happened to the servant who buried his talent.He operated out of fear, scarcity, and lack, and instead of multiplying, he preserved nothing.