Passive Authority

Happy Saturday friends! To think that we’re already at the end of the 1st quarter of the year is wild. I don’t think I would be the only one to agree that even though time is going fast March has felt like two months in one. While March has felt extremely long, I’ve recognized that being aware of the place where God has you in more important than I think we often give credit to.

For me, God has me in a very intricate place in my life. A lot of re-learning, re-shaping, and molding taking place. As I’m navigating these shifts and abounding in new territory of course there’s opposition that’s comes with it. There have been a few moments that really shook me up and God highlighted to me that I was being passive with the usage of not only the tools but also the authority that He has given me.

If I can be honest, that revelation did not feel good to receive initially. I realized how easy it is to get comfortable with a certain approach or a certain habit with a thing, and when that way doesn’t work anymore it’s very uncomfortable to adjust to a new way.

Sometimes we go through things which feels like all the time or often enough that we become passive with our approach and our fight. We get passive with God’s word and there’s nothing passive about His word at all. We’ll get passive with our approach to God, our authority, and overall our recourses to overcome. Sometimes we’re just plain old tired. However, it’s remembering that that’s the enemy‘s plan all along. If he can succeed at wearing you down he’s accomplished his mission. It’s up to us to make a choice to fight aggressively not passively.

As heirs of Christ we can’t just let life happen to us. We are the prophets of our own lives meaning that we can have what we speak. Passivity never defeated Satan but authority did. It’s time to pack up the passivity and move forward in authority and authority only.

My prayer today is that those who feel tired, tired of fighting, tired of feeling defeated, those who have approached the things of God passively, I pray for a renewal of strength. I pray for a fresh revelation and reminder of the authority that we have in Christ Jesus. I pray a new level of boldness and courage. I pray that victory will be our portion.

With love,

-Yours Truly, Eb