Taking Authority and releasing

May 13, 2004

Personal Narrations

Joel Akin

Calgary, Alberta

One of the things that God spoke to me about this week has been authority, taking authority and release. In fact God indicated that this week is the first week I was ready to hear this and understand this. Each night God has been showing me things that I must take authority over. As God put it just because you have authority doesn't mean you take it or use it. A policeman has authority but its not just the badge, the gun, the uniform and so on. Its who he/she represents and the power behind them. Yet if they have authority how do they take authority? By force. By violence. If we take heaven by force or violence as the scripture says, then we must take authority over Satan by the same. But as God indicated to me you can't take authority unless you know how to use your weapon. In this case prayer. God indicated that when I was practicing taking authority before I was unfocussed, without a true idea of what I was doing. I guess it would be like a child shooting someone or something because he doesn't have the knowledge. The only way to shoot our weapon is by pointing towards heaven. As long as you do so you cannot fail. But when you point the weapon at people, at little things, even at Satan by fighting him by yourself, your aim is off and you are unlikely to get a hit or a solid hit.

God said something profound to me. He said that why we fail in so many of our prayers is for many reasons. But one of them is because we think so small. He said Satan doesn't want to answer any of our prayers(by this I mean submit or release) which is why we MUST TAKE AUTHORITY. But here is the interesting part. Satan will fight us whether we are asking for $50 or $50 billion. TO Satan it is not the amount but the principle. He does not wish to submit. And that is why God has not taught me to pray for 'answers or things' previously. In fact God said that if I had been taught this early on I would have focussed on the smaller issues. So God had me overcome 'all authority' first so that when I pray I will be able to go all the way up the line. It seems that there are certain things that I did not fully understand. That if Satan really does not want to answer he will fight you. That makes sense. But when you are dealing with some of the smaller spirits they can turn this over to a stronger spirit. So as you fight you go up the line. If you don't have full authority you may not get an answer at all and never know why.

So what God has been showing me is the reason the church and most Christians fail is simply because they are tossed and turned by the small issues and concerns of life. They spend every waking moment fighting against those small issues and thus their energy is lost in the chaos. But once you get this understanding there comes a huge breakthrough with it. I don't know if I can explain this fully but here is the key. Once you understand that small things and small issues can't hold you then you can focus on the bigger things. For example. God is starting me out here by praying not just for my complete healing but for the healing of my entire family. He has indicated this is a good start. But as I'm learning when you fight and not just for small things but for larger issues, and you take that authority on then Satan really takes notice and fights you tooth and nail. God indicated that the next thing that happens is perhaps the most profound for me. This is, he indicated, the time when the answers are no longer just spiritual in nature but when they begin to reveal themselves into the natural realm. God calls it a release. An interesting term for sure but the principle behind it is the same. As the holder and owner of this world Satan holds all its resources. He has power over sickness and disease, riches and poverty and on and on. As the owner the last thing he wants to do is give it up. But if you have been granted authority, and begin to take on authority, then he must submit and release to you what you are praying for.

I do not believe that the severe attacks started just two days after God taught me to take authority. I've had some terrible attacks both physically and emotionally. And yet God is showing me things that are far beyond anything that I've heard anyone teach and it seems to be having an effect.

So I continue to pray and am waiting the release that God has promised. It is wonderful knowledge and it continues to grow as I spend time with God.