BENEFITS TO LIVING YOUR PERSONAL AUTHORITY

Genesis chapter 1




Today we are walking in: Benefits To Living Your Personal Authority




Today we look to the word-LEADER- H5057 nagiyd-- leader, ruler, captain, prince; excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.



The Torah Testifies.............................

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The prophets proclaim...............



Isaiah 55:4 - Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader H5057 and commander to the people.








The writings bear witness.............



2Chronicles 32:21 - And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders H5057 and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword






Benefits to Living in Your Personal Authority


The Freedom to Be Who You Were Created to Be


In this teaching, I provide an overview of the tremendous benefits you experience as you exercise your personal authority, which allows you the freedom to be who you were created to be. Then, in the next teaching, I show how you can discover your personal authority to ensure that you begin receiving these benefits.


You Are an Original


Everybody was born an original, but most people end up being copies. The world has so many duplicates that it’s hard to find an original walking around. The “normal” people are the copies.


When you manifest your personal authority, you are not just a variation of someone else. You know who you truly are, and that is the key to your originality. There’s only one of you, and you make the most of it, expressing your unique design. You put into effect your Yah-given vision and goals for your life, even though they may be different from those of the people around you.


You Know Your Intrinsic Value


While many people struggle to find a sense of personal significance for their lives, you understand that your significance comes from your inherent personal authority and from the love of the One who made you. Because you are aware of your intrinsic value, your life is filled with hope and purpose. You don’t succumb to uncertainty about your worth because you recognize that you are of tremendous importance to your generation, and this insulates you from any arrows of undue criticism and negativity that may come your way.


You Experience Personal Fulfillment


As you live according to your personal authority, you experience the contentment and gratification that come from serving the world through your natural gifts and inherent purpose. You have the certainty that you aren’t wasting your life but are using your time, talents, experience, and energy in the best ways possible.


You Have Genuine Confidence


Because you know you are authorized by your Creator, you move forward with confidence so that you are able to fulfill what you were born to accomplish on earth. You have courage, take risks, and express your creativity, but you never “experiment” with your life. You have a specific reason for living, and you purposefully pursue it.


In addition, you don’t wonder if what you are pursuing is going to work; you know it is going to work because you are meant to do it. First, you are confident in your inherent natural abilities. Even if what you are trying to do fails twenty times, you know it will eventually have to succeed. You interpret failure as only a temporary school that teaches you lessons in character, skill, and perspective. You never quit; you only rest before you begin again.


Moreover, you are confident that the resources you need will be available. Why? You believe that everybody is supposed to be prosperous—having more than enough for himself—through the exercise of his gifts, so that his resources can be reinvested in his purpose and also given to those who are in need: “One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed” (Proverbs 11:24–25).


You Are Free from Competition with Others


By exercising your personal authority, you establish yourself as unique and genuine, and this reality counteracts any momentary thought that you have to compete with others to confirm your own worth and place in the world. Because you know who you are, you can’t be easily manipulated by those who want to use you. You aren’t looking to boost your ego, beat out the competition, or put anyone else down. You want only to manifest who you truly are in fulfillment of your Yah-given purpose.


Likewise, you are not intimidated by others. No one can threaten your true authority—even though some people may try to—because you’re not trying to outrun them; you’re just being yourself.


You also know that if you try through manipulation or force to compel other people to conform to your ideas for them, you will be working against the Creator’s purposes. You have learned that the Creator wants you to awaken to your own ability and calling and to keep out of others’ business so that you can eliminate any perceived need to be in open or subtle rivalry with them. As you do this, it enables you to work according to your own authority.


You Are Free from Comparing Yourself with Others


Because you recognize that you are distinct from all others in your authority, you don’t compare yourself with anyone else. You don’t keep checking your progress in life in relation to others and judging whether they are ahead of you or behind you, and you don’t compare the results of your work against theirs.


You may learn new skills and techniques from observing other people who have gifts and abilities that are similar to yours so that you can grow in effectiveness in your personal domain. But this observation is not for the purpose of comparison; it is a form of mentorship. You are blessed as you exercise personal authority because you don’t feel a need to mold other people to be like you, and you don’t feel a need to mimic other people in order to measure up to them. Your style, your focus, your perspective remain yours. You know you have an audience of One, your Creator, and that He is cheering you on.


You Are Free from Jealousy


Since you know your intrinsic value and distinctness and are free from competition and comparison, you don’t feel jealous of others. If other people can do certain things better than you can, this doesn’t make you feel second- rate. Why not? Again, it isn’t any of your business. You can do things that other people cannot do. You understand that according to the way the Creator designed the world, everyone’s authority complements everyone else’s authority, and that problems begin when people feel others have something that is greater than they have but that they should have.


You never lose the genuine you for the sake of jealousy because you know it is the only “you” that has real authority. Whatever you were born to do, no one else can do as you can, with your personality, perspective, and experience. You recognize that being jealous of someone who was born to do something you can’t do, or who was born to do it in a different measure than you were, is a total waste of time. Instead, you tap into your own authority and get to work!


You Don’t Have to Be Afraid


Because you know you were born to do something specific and are trusting in your ability to fulfill it, you are not afraid of failing or of anyone who may criticize you or attempt to prevent you from doing it. You have such conviction about your calling that you move forward with anticipation and purpose, no matter what.


As a person operating under authorization, you find that fulfilling your personal authority is enjoyable and not anxiety-producing. Even with the inevitable pressures, struggles, and responsibilities of life, you sleep well at night because these difficulties ultimately aren’t your problem. You are functioning under the delegated authority of your Creator, and He will make a way for you to do what you are meant to do. Your job is to do what you were designed to do, and the Authority above you is responsible for everything else, including the results of your efforts.


You Have Internal Motivation and Passion


Your authority automatically produces in you a passion for life because it operates in the midst of your deepest desires and vision for the future. This gives you tremendous internal motivation to act on your purpose and gifts and to see your vision become a reality. As you function in your personal domain, you exhibit qualities of a self-starter. You don’t wait for someone to prompt you to use your gifts or to work toward your goals; instead, you can’t wait to get up in the morning and continue working on them.


Your internal motivation and passion also foster a persevering attitude within you. No matter how long it takes to develop your natural abilities, put your plans into action, or see results, you keep going and keep believing and keep moving forward.


You Are Authentic


The combination of all the above makes you authentic, which means you express your true self, reflecting your dreams, ideas, and creativity. You know yourself well and consistently act on that knowledge, using your gifts to manifest the treasure that Yah has hidden in your inner being and wants you to serve to the world. And, you maintain your authenticity, because you are aware that it is vital for exercising true authority and keeping it effective.


Are you ready to receive all the above benefits in your life? In the next teaching, we will look at some specific and practical questions that will help you to confirm your own personal authority.