I am a little confused about this subject. Based on this scripture alone
Luke 10:19
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
It seems to me that Jesus while saying this to his disciples was not meaning this to simply be for them but for all of us who are in Christ, Many teach how we have inherited power and authority in Christ and how the gates of hell cannot stand against us how we are made royalty and adopted as his children and thus we have the same power and the same authority that Jesus had and gave to his disciples.
I have always said in my own heart that Christians are not of the natural but the supernatural I have no idea where this train of thought came from as I haven't heard anyone say this before but it makes me wonder if we have such power and authority why is it that not many of us actually live as if this is true? and what does it mean to live as such? in my opinion which feel free to correct me if I am wrong to live in his power and authority is to be confident in him and wield his power to not be beaten down by the enemy but to be able to stand against him, to be able to utilize his power according to the fathers will. Notice how in everything jesus did in all his miracles all the power he showed he never did it according to his own will he always did it according to the fathers he never acted on his own but waited for the fathers orders.
I have heard that this power and authority given to us when we are born again but tbh I have never once been able to tap into this, inside I feel as one without power and the enemy is always trampling over me I never truly am able to overcome I never am able to stand against him. Last night was perhaps the moment where this was most true to me, yesterday was the worst day the stress how horrible it was was on a level I have not experienced in a very long time I gave everything I had to make it a good day but I lost all strength and I broke down. The stress and how horrible I felt and how horrible the day was was so intense that I was bawling and I even asked God why satan is so strong, not wanting to give him credit but he had clearly beaten me and I remembered the scriptures of the power and authority we have in Christ how hell cannot stand against us and I asked myself where is this power and authority? if this is true then why is it that the enemy has such a strong hold against me?
Last night was the weakest I have ever been in my time in faith I had never felt so defeated so powerless so weak against the enemy, and no matter how I look at it he beat me last night he was strong I was weak and I lost the battle even when I gave it my all and even cried out to God for help I still lost. So where is this power and authority and how can anyone even begin to tap into it? if it's a matter of faith then I am not going to be able because I obviously lack the faith needed and I cannot just force such faith to appear in me it doesn't work like that. I am tired of the enemy always having such power over me always beating me down always limiting what God and I can do always proving I am not an overcomer bt if one lacks the faith and if they are missing something then how does one begin to walk in the power and authority in Christ?
I honestly have no idea, I feel like it's like learning to walk first you crawl
Luke 10:19
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
It seems to me that Jesus while saying this to his disciples was not meaning this to simply be for them but for all of us who are in Christ, Many teach how we have inherited power and authority in Christ and how the gates of hell cannot stand against us how we are made royalty and adopted as his children and thus we have the same power and the same authority that Jesus had and gave to his disciples.
I have always said in my own heart that Christians are not of the natural but the supernatural I have no idea where this train of thought came from as I haven't heard anyone say this before but it makes me wonder if we have such power and authority why is it that not many of us actually live as if this is true? and what does it mean to live as such? in my opinion which feel free to correct me if I am wrong to live in his power and authority is to be confident in him and wield his power to not be beaten down by the enemy but to be able to stand against him, to be able to utilize his power according to the fathers will. Notice how in everything jesus did in all his miracles all the power he showed he never did it according to his own will he always did it according to the fathers he never acted on his own but waited for the fathers orders.
I have heard that this power and authority given to us when we are born again but tbh I have never once been able to tap into this, inside I feel as one without power and the enemy is always trampling over me I never truly am able to overcome I never am able to stand against him. Last night was perhaps the moment where this was most true to me, yesterday was the worst day the stress how horrible it was was on a level I have not experienced in a very long time I gave everything I had to make it a good day but I lost all strength and I broke down. The stress and how horrible I felt and how horrible the day was was so intense that I was bawling and I even asked God why satan is so strong, not wanting to give him credit but he had clearly beaten me and I remembered the scriptures of the power and authority we have in Christ how hell cannot stand against us and I asked myself where is this power and authority? if this is true then why is it that the enemy has such a strong hold against me?
Last night was the weakest I have ever been in my time in faith I had never felt so defeated so powerless so weak against the enemy, and no matter how I look at it he beat me last night he was strong I was weak and I lost the battle even when I gave it my all and even cried out to God for help I still lost. So where is this power and authority and how can anyone even begin to tap into it? if it's a matter of faith then I am not going to be able because I obviously lack the faith needed and I cannot just force such faith to appear in me it doesn't work like that. I am tired of the enemy always having such power over me always beating me down always limiting what God and I can do always proving I am not an overcomer bt if one lacks the faith and if they are missing something then how does one begin to walk in the power and authority in Christ?
I honestly have no idea, I feel like it's like learning to walk first you crawl