"I have no spiritual authority."
How it sounds in your head: At my age, I'm too old to have any spiritual power or authority. My time for making a spiritual difference has passed.
"Behold, I give unto you power to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you."
-- Luke 10:19Ageism in culture and church that dismisses elderly believers as spiritually irrelevant or powerless
Physical limitations, being overlooked in church leadership, younger people dominating spiritual conversations, and cultural messages that power belongs to the young make her feel spiritually sidelined.
Anna was 84 years old when she prophesied about baby Jesus in the temple and spoke of Him to all who looked for redemption. Her advanced age did not diminish her spiritual authority or her prophetic voice.
I am a daughter of the Most High God, and my spiritual authority is not determined by my age but by Christ in me. IT IS WRITTEN that Jesus has given me power to trample on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy. My years have equipped me with wisdom, faith, and intercession that shake the heavens. IT IS WRITTEN that I have been given authority to speak life, to bind and loose, and to declare God's will on earth. I am a spiritual warrior whose prayers accomplish much, and the enemy trembles at the authority I carry in Jesus' name. This is my finest hour to exercise the full measure of authority Christ has given me.
Father has been depositing spiritual wisdom and authority in you for decades, and now in your 80s, you carry a weightiness in the spirit realm that causes darkness to flee. He sees you as His mighty intercessor whose prayers move mountains.