Faith Filled Family Magazine October 2016 | Page 86

Changing Your Environment
Take Your Authority Over Situations at
Home, Work, and Church
By Kelly Elders

safeguarded with alarm systems
so should you safeguard your
home by what you allow to enter. The enemy is referred to as
a thief who comes to steal, kill
and destroy. He sets out to steal
our joy and peace while killing
our spirits and destroying our
relationships in the process. We
need to be armed with the Word
and know our spiritual authority
in Christ. So where can we arm
ourselves? Thieves look for opportunity such as unlocked windows, back doors or hidden arHOW DO I USE MY SPIRITUAL eas. Use your spiritual authority
in these areas to safeguard your
AUTHORITY IN MY HOME?
home:
You decide what enters by what
you allow. Just as a home is 1.Close the Door to Strife- The
Every Christian has been given
authority in the name of Jesus to
use and live powerfully. We are
given the power to tread upon
serpents and over ALL the power of the enemy. (Luke 10:19)
He has released his authority to
us to walk in freedom and power! We are not helpless nor did
Christ leave us abandoned but
we are fully equipped to rule and
reign in this life. Let’s look at how
to use our authority in our home,
the work place and the church.

enemy will always try to get us
to set the atmosphere for him
to work. He works through strife
and division. James 3:16 tells
us that where there is a envy
and strife there is disorder and
confusion. Every family has disagreements or heated discussions but there must be resolve
even if it means you disagree
peaceably. When spouses resort
to the silent treatment then siblings learn to not speak to each
other and children begin to do
the same with their parents and
it leaves the door open to the enemy to do his best work of division. Lock the door on this area
of strife and teach your children
to work towards resolving the is-