Placing Yourself Under the Right Authority

Over the last nine months, God has been teaching me about the importance of placing myself under the right authority in all areas of my life - one where the authority is under Him alone. This included my employer, church leadership and my life partner. I realised that I needed to make significant changes in my life and to stand up against the things that did not submit to the full authority of God. 

In John Eldredge's book, Walking with God, he mentioned that “When you place yourself under a church (by joining it), or under a company (by taking employment there), you come under their spiritual authority. This can be good or it can be bad. It depends on what the leaders choose to let in, spiritually speaking."

This was something that I had to take seriously. There were heart issues that I had to deal with like forgiveness, which ended the flashbacks that were taunting me and the darts that I was mentally firing away every time when I thought about a situation. I found my peace in the following Bible passage:

Ephesians 1:9-11 - ⁹ God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure. ¹⁰ And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.¹¹ Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.

Finally, this song sums this post nicely: 

In your everlasting arms, all the pieces of my life, from beginning to the end, I can trust you. In your never failing love, You work everything for good. God whatever comes my way, I will trust you ♪  - Sovereign by Chris Tomlin