Many moons ago, while I was the overall facilitator for one of the girls' CG at FCC, I felt the need to be more than just an overall facilitator who takes care of the administrative matters in the group. I was more than an administrator but restrained myself from being too pushy in the things that I felt mattered. I felt a lack of spiritual authority over the group and attributed that to the reason that people may not like it if I do anything more. As time passed, I started feeling frustrated about the position I was in because I felt that God could use me more. I consulted my DGL then and asked her about the hows and whats of spiritual authority. Her response didn't quite satisfy, I remembered.
Today, I realized that before spiritual authority is given by God, we must be ready to allow ourselves to receive it. We must have grown more attuned with the holy spirit, and as we grow more mature in our relationship with God, we become more sensitive and more confident of the leading of the Holy Spirit in us. It is this quiet assurance and confidence that allows the Holy Spirit to lead us into leading. I think that's spiritual authority.
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