The Lord Is My Courage: Stepping Through the Shadows of Fear Toward the Voice of Love

by K.J. Ramsey

Scarcity sinks us into physiological states of stress that can keep us stuck living out stories of self-protection and striving instead of kindness and joy. Maybe if we had more possessions, we’d feel like we belong. Maybe if we had more power, we’d feel safe. Maybe if we could prove our worth, we’d finally be loved. You can’t will your way out of the wounds of scarcity that speak into your story every day. You can’t preach your way to the peace you need. Scarcity will keep being a scary, self-fulfilling prophecy that can never be satisfied by reaching for possessions, power, and perfect faith—until we acknowledge its presence in our physiology, reach for its roots, and tend to its shoots. The truth is that scarcity is a story that lives in your body. And if you don’t reckon with scarcity, it will rule you.