There is only one power and one presence operating in our lives.  That is the power of the Creative Source.  It operates through our consciousness.  It draws to us and provides for us in response to how we think.  If we are not aware of the power operating in us, through us and for us, we hold our mate responsible to provide the things we want and need.  The Source gives us all that we deserve based on our conscious awareness of its presence.  If we pressure our mates to give us things, it means we are out of touch.  The Source provides our food, clothing and shelter.  It provides us with work; it fulfills our needs.  The Source may work through things and people, but the Source is the substance of all things.  If we have a mate who is not giving, sharing or providing us with the things we think we need, we must ask ourselves, What am I thinking about in terms of where and from whom I get my sustenance?

 --  Iyanla Vanzant  (*paraphrased)