God is Moving You into New Levels of Kingdom Authority
Perhaps you’ve heard it said, “New levels, new devils.” When you’ve moved into new levels of Kingdom authority, you understand well what this means. Moving into new and uncharted territory and being a pioneer of faith is exciting, but it doesn’t come without warfare.
The devil hates seeing you prosper in the thing God has called you into. If you’re experiencing resistance moving into new levels of authority that God has called you into, it is critical to stay in His Word, declare it, and ask Him for what you need—trusting He will provide—in this new season.
What God Revealed
Recently, I was reflecting on God’s faithfulness and how He always comes through with His promises, not always in my time, but always in His. He has put my family and me in sync with His heart as we’ve observed His appointed times and followed His instruction over the past 30 years. But this hasn’t come without resistance.
He recently revealed that emotions could be a manifestation of the battle many of us face as we move into new levels of Kingdom authority. As we’ve observed His appointed times and developed habits and patterns that have shifted away from the world and into alignment with God’s Word, there have been seasons of high emotions.
Maybe you are experiencing this…
- Grief as you think back on your old life, wondering, “Why didn’t I see this truth years ago!”
- Betrayal as you walk away from your old life, old habits, and patterns that never delivered on their promises.
- Doubt as you enter this new level of authority, having deeper revelation and insight into what God is doing but cannot see how it will unfold.
Have Hope!
If there’s anything I’ve learned in more than 30 years in ministry, it is to be consistent and persistently pursue God’s call on my life. I know there is someone reading this who needs to know that. He will unfold the details as you continue to step out in faith. He is creating a testimony in you. In the consistency lies the victory!
Write down His words to you. Meditate on and pray into them. Decree His protection over you, your family, and your assignments.
7 Scriptures and Activation Declarations as You Move into New Levels of Kingdom Authority
Choose scriptures that remind you God’s timing and faithfulness are sure, and activate them in prayer. It is time to decree the Word of God!
- “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”—Jeremiah 29:11
Declare: Father God, Your plans are good. They are to prosper me in what You have called me to do. I ask for Your peace to cover my mind, and I rest in the future and hope You have written for me in Your books, in Jesus’ name!
- “Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”—Isaiah 43:19
Declare: Lord God, I know You are doing a new thing in me. I decree that it spring forth in Jesus’ name! You are making roads where there are none and making water flow in dry places. I receive in Jesus’ name!
- “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”—Isaiah 40:31
Declare: Father God, I will wait upon You, and You will renew me. You will make me run with the assignment You have given me in this season, and I will not grow weary, in Jesus’ name.
- “Then the Lord answered me and said: ‘Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith.’”—Habakkuk 2:2-4
Declare: Lord God, I will write down the words You give me. I will make it plain, and you will cause it to be manifested at the appointed time. You do not lie, and Your words to me will not tarry, in Jesus’ name!
- “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!”—Psalm 27:14
Declare: Father God, I will wait upon You, and You will release courage and strength to me. I wait on You, and You take care of me, in Jesus’ name!
- “But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in Your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.”—Psalm 31:14-15
Declare: Lord God, I trust in You and You alone. My times, my plans, and my days are all in your hands. I ask that You protect me from my enemies so that Your plans for me will prosper, in Jesus’ name!
- “…in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began…”—Titus 1:2
Declare: Father God, the hope I have is eternal, just like the life You gave me in Jesus. Lord, Your plans for me have been written in Your heavenly books, and they will come to plan. Your promises are sure, in Jesus’ name!
The Old is Gone, and the New Is Here
When you see something coming against these words and promises in your life or mind, confess and tell Him. Call the lie out in prayer, and it will lose its grip. Ask for divine protection. Declare that the lie cannot prosper, but only God’s will be allowed to prosper in you. Then, if there’s been any misalignment, ask for forgiveness and simply start walking in alignment with the promise and the Word.
The old things have passed away and do not own or define you. The new is here. The old cannot hold you back when you think and walk by the Spirit. He will produce a good fruit. And the time between the sowing and the reaping is the process of divine growth. He is moving you into new levels of Kingdom authority, but in the process, He is shaping your character so that when you operate into it, there will be great exploits and great multiplication done for His Kingdom!
- “Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.”—Daniel 11:32