Walking in Your Authority – Valerie Taylor

WALKING IN YOUR AUTHORITY

and I can walk in our God given authority, we have to change our t h i n k i n g . We need to ask Him to shift our t h i n k i n g ; seeing life from His point of view. When we have a heart change, we are more likely to embrace the truths of God’s word and operate in all that He has for us, which includes His authority. Matthew 10:1 “And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease.” Jesus called his disciples to Himself to give them authority. They received His authority because of their relationship with Jesus. Our authority is based solely on our relationship with Christ. It is so important that we maintain this relationship because apart from God, we are nothing. We cannot afford to slack up in the things of God. We must push beyond ourselves and stay focused on the promises of God. 2nd Corinthians 10:3-5 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of s t r o n g h o l d s . Casting

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imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” We are overcoming, victorious, nothing, absolutely nothing the enemy does can stop us when we know who we are in Christ. God’s thoughts are of abundance and not lack. He wants us to live large and bring us into a good life. God gives us divine inspirational thoughts and the ability to speak them into existence, so that we can bear witness to God’s kingdom. Our miracle is already in existence, but it is up to us to see it, believe it, and apply it to our lives. Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the thoughts I think towards you, says the lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” The things we need might already be waiting for us, but we do not see it yet because we have to walk by faith. A situation or circumstance generally comes because we have given it place - we have given it permission to exist in our lives. Our experiences shape us. Example: God has given me a ministry for women; Freedom Inside Out. It was inspired by my own experiences, which allowed me to grow to have compassion for women going through the same obstacles from past hurts, secrets of shame, and insecurities that stem from childhood and expand into adulthood. Losing my mother to cancer at the age of ten led me to be raised by my sister, who was an emotionally distressed guardian that made my environment growing up very unstable and uncomfortable, leaving me to feel unwanted and rejected. I soon became a teen mom who wanted to make wrongs right, and married in my early twenties to the father of two. I had experiences with a husband who became addicted to drugs and struggled to work several jobs to keep food on the table. I was determined to make a good life by overcoming the mentally and emotionally abusive marriage that ended in divorce. Thank God He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. I made the decision to draw closer to God. Walking in authority gives us power. When we submit to God and fight against the devil, he will flee( James 4:7). Everything caused by the enemy, that’s painful, bad, or evil, will also be forced to flee when we call on the name of Jesus and stand our grounds. Ephesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Power comes from recognizing who we are in Christ when we see ourselves as an overcomers rather than as victims. God has given us the promise that whatsoever we declare in His name, believing, it will be done. Therefore, you can be all God created you to be. God wants the best for you and I. Enter His presence with worship. Get ready to take your position in the Kingdom of God and walk in your authority!