Authority

I think that as Christians we have the authority to speak things into other people's lives. I also think that each of these things that we can pray into others' lives has to be authorized into us first so that we can give it away.

Let me explain... In order to prophesy we have to fist be given the gift of prophesy right? Well I think that it's this way with prayer a little bit too. I can speak blessing into someone else's life because God has spoken blessing into mine, I feel like I can speak to people about some hard topics because I have earned the right to speak out on it because I have gone through hard things too. Likewise I don't usually feel like I have the right to authoritive-ly  (If that's a word) pray into someone else's  life about something that I have never had touch my life in the way that it's touching theirs. I can still pray, it's just not the same type of prayer in my mind. It's like I can pray for the situation with power still but I'm asking rather than commanding.

Please don't misunderstand me here either. I'm not saying that we need a fancy anointing for each type of prayer or anything. I'm just saying that God has given me the power to fight for certain things in a way that's just right for me.

And that's just it. We are all warrior. God has given us power! Power to speak hope into other people's lives! We can't feebly beg God for something, only half-expecting. We can come to God with our requests boldly because we are children of the Most High God! We have been given the authority to give the gifts that God has given us to a hurting world.