This week on The Finding God Podcast, we’re revisiting an important conversation that resonated deeply with listeners when it first aired. In this episode, Keana W. Mitchell explores a topic that is often overlooked or misunderstood in faith communities: the difference between healthy, spirit‑led giving and financial abuse.

Many believers have experienced pressure, guilt, or manipulation around giving sometimes without realizing it. This episode brings biblical clarity, trauma‑informed insight, and practical tools to help you discern when giving honors God and when it crosses into coercion.

Whether you’re hearing this message for the first time or revisiting it with fresh ears, this episode offers wisdom, healing, and freedom for anyone who has ever questioned their relationship with giving.

🔍 What You’ll Learn

• The biblical roots of giving in both the Old and New Testaments
• How to recognize healthy giving vs. financial manipulation
• Real‑life examples of spiritual coercion and boundary violations
• What Scripture teaches about generosity, stewardship, and integrity
• Signs of financial abuse in church or ministry settings
• How to heal and set financial boundaries without guilt or fear

📖 Scripture Highlights

• 2 Corinthians 9:7 – “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart…”
• Proverbs 11:25 – “A generous person will prosper…”
• Matthew 23:14 – “You devour widows’ houses…”
• Micah 3:11 – “Her priests teach for a price…”

🧠 Expert Insight

Christian psychologist and trauma expert Dr. Diane Langberg writes:

“Spiritual abuse often includes financial exploitation, leaving victims emotionally depleted, physically strained, and spiritually confused.”

Keana reflects on how financial abuse distorts your view of God, damages trust in community, and erodes your sense of worth and how God invites you back into freedom, clarity, and peace.

🧘‍♀️ 5 Healing Exercises to Reclaim Your Power

• Financial Truth Journal – Reflect on your giving history and motivations
• Boundary Affirmation Practice – Rebuild confidence in saying no
• Scripture Reframing – Replace guilt with grace through God’s Word
• Giving Reset Ritual – Pause giving to rediscover your “why”
• Safe Stewardship Plan – Create a budget that honors both your faith and your needs

🎶 Song of the Week: “Hallelujah” by Unique‑ly Chosen

This week’s featured song is a powerful declaration of spiritual freedom. “Hallelujah” invites listeners to release shame, reclaim their voice, and celebrate the God who sees the heart not the wallet. It’s a healing anthem for anyone who has ever felt pressured, overlooked, or spiritually manipulated.

🎥 Watch the lyric video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mYa2N81wR84 (youtu.be in Bing)

💬 Final Reflection

Giving is sacred but it should never come from fear, shame, or pressure.

You are not your tithe.

You are not your bank account.

You are a child of God, and your worth is not for sale.

🎧 Listen on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=ffde46a60bc74bef (open.spotify.com in Bing)

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