"God allowed this financial devastation because I wasn't spiritually mature enough."
How it sounds in your head: If I'd prayed more, read more Scripture, been more faithful, maybe God would have warned me. This happened because of MY spiritual deficiency.
"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."
-- John 10:10Religious teaching making suffering God's judgment tool rather than recognizing enemy theft and covenant protection.
Pastors taught that financial blessing follows spiritual obedience, so financial crisis must mean spiritual failure. She feels she failed some spiritual test.
Prodigal blew his inheritance on prostitutes and returned smelling like pigs with zero spiritual maturity. Father RAN to him, fully restored ring, robe, sandals, threw a PARTY - complete restoration in approximately 15 minutes with no growth required.
I REFUSE the lie that God caused financial loss to teach me. IT IS WRITTEN the THIEF comes to steal, but Jesus gives ABUNDANT LIFE. The prodigal wasted EVERYTHING on prostitutes and got FULL RESTORATION in 15 minutes. IT IS WRITTEN there is NO CONDEMNATION to those in Christ Jesus. The BARAK protected Abraham the LIAR twice - my provision doesn't depend on my maturity. I am RIGHTEOUS by GIFT, not achievement. The Father is RUNNING toward me with restoration, not waiting for me to grow up first.
The Father isn't withholding breakthrough until you reach some spiritual milestone. He's the God who restored the prodigal while he STILL SMELLED LIKE PIGS - full sonship before character change.