Wealth Is a Capacity Before It’s a Currency

What if the abundance you’ve prayed for arrived tomorrow – could you hold it?

2 Kings 4 : 3–6 – Elisha tells the widow: “Go outside, borrow vessels … not too few.” The oil only stopped when every jar was full.

Isaiah 54 : 2 – Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide; do not hold back. Lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.

Luke 5 : 37–38 – And no one puts new wine into old wineskins … new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.

Many of us, myself included, spent years praying for increase. We envisioned bigger incomes, believing deep down that the next raise or breakthrough would finally unlock the freedom, stability and security that we longed for. And then it happened – income grew, opportunities opened, yet that peace never quite arrived.

See, money isn’t just transactional; it’s relational. Our relationship with money our relationship with safety, worthiness, and trust. Without healing those deeper wounds, money slips through our fingers—not because we’re irresponsible, but because something in us believes it’s safer without it.

In 2 Kings 4, a widow cries out in desperation. The prophet Elisha instructs her to borrow empty jars—not a few, but many. The oil poured miraculously, filling every vessel she provided. The lesson? God’s abundance flows according to the space you’ve prepared.

In Isaiah 54, we’re commanded to enlarge our tent, stretch out our curtains, lengthen our cords, strengthen our stakes—before we see the increase. Why? Because God never wastes oil. He pours only as much as you can contain.

And in Luke 5, Jesus reminds us: “new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.” God wants to give you something new—but old containers can’t hold new blessings. Old trauma can’t carry new wealth.

What I’ve discovered is that your nervous system is your real money manager. If your body senses money as a threat, it doesn’t matter how diligently you budget, how many affirmations you repeat, or how much you earn—your nervous system will reject abundance to keep you safe.

This was my true turning point—not a budgeting app or financial advisor. It was the gentle realization that the wound wasn’t financial, it was emotional. The fear of scarcity, the anxiety around provision, the shame around spending—these were symptoms of deeper stories my body was carrying. Stories of instability, unpredictability, and worthiness wounds that money couldn’t heal until my heart did.

What changed everything wasn’t just therapy, or budgeting alone. It was also the very messy work of rewiring my nervous system around money, reclaiming safety as my birthright, and learning to trust God and myself deeply again. It was releasing old fears and allowing myself to receive abundance without guilt, shame, or sabotage.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19)

When God invites us into something new, He doesn’t simply pour new blessings into old containers. He calls us to create new spaces—fresh mindsets, healed hearts, deeper capacities.

Your financial story may have felt like wilderness—unclear, uncertain, unsafe. But God promises to make a way right there, where you least expect it. He is creating rivers of safety, provision, and peace in places you once believed were too dry, too empty, or too painful.

Today, open your hands and heart to receive what He is already preparing for you.

The new thing isn’t far off. It’s here, right now.
Your job is simply to perceive it, to prepare your vessel, and to trust that abundance flows toward the spaces you’ve faithfully healed and made ready.

He is doing something new—will you make room for it?

Today, when women in Wealth School ask, “How do I earn more?” my response isn’t a quick fix. Instead, I ask, “Can you hold more?” Because your wealth will never sustainably surpass your sense of internal safety. Your bank account will never outpace your nervous system’s ability to trust and rest in abundance.

Your container is your capacity for peace, safety, trust, and emotional stability. Money flows toward internal peace; it lingers in hands that know their worth, that feel secure, and that rest in the unwavering love of God.

So today, sister, don’t hustle harder—heal deeper.

Invite God into the wounded places, the fearful spaces. Let Him gently stretch the tent pegs of your heart, widening your internal vessel. Because when abundance arrives—and it will—it will find in you a spacious container, ready and waiting, able to hold and multiply everything poured in.

This is how true wealth arrives. Healing changes everything. Grow the capacity first. The currency will recognise the space and find its way home.

Some practical takeaways:

1. Therapy as financial stewardship – book Book a session specifically focused on money. Go prepared with one childhood memory or belief that shaped your understanding of finances. Why: Healing deeper wounds releases you from old patterns that silently sabotage your financial decisions.
2. Feel It to Heal It – Do this: Before your next impulsive purchase or financial decision, pause and ask: “What emotion am I trying not to feel right now?” Give yourself permission to name and experience that emotion before continuing. Why: When emotions are consciously felt, they stop unconsciously controlling your money habits.
3. Daily Invitation to Safety: Do this: Start each day with a simple prayer or affirmation: “God, show me today what safety feels like—in my heart, in my body, in my money. Why: Regularly inviting and experiencing safety rewires your nervous system to hold abundance without fear or anxiety.