"I haven't been a Christian long enough to have real spiritual authority."
How it sounds in your head: You just started taking your faith seriously. Maybe you got saved recently or you're just now understanding spiritual things. Authority comes with years of walking with God, not weeks or months.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."
-- 2 Corinthians 5:17Religious seniority system that makes spiritual power about duration of service instead of position in Christ.
People who've been Christians for decades seem to have more power in their prayers. You feel like a beginner who needs to earn your way up through spiritual ranks.
The thief believed in Jesus for maybe 3 hours before he died. No baptism, no church attendance, no spiritual growth process. Jesus immediately said 'TODAY you will be with Me in Paradise.' Instant full acceptance with zero track record.
I REFUSE the lie that I need more time to have authority. IT IS WRITTEN that I am a new creation in Christ—old things passed away and ALL things became new the moment I believed. I am COMPLETE in Christ who is the head of all principality and power. IT IS WRITTEN that I'm seated with Christ in heavenly places far above all rule and authority. My authority isn't based on how long I've been saved but on WHO saved me. I have the BARAK blessing of Abraham right now, not after years of proving myself. The thief on the cross had full access with 3 hours of faith.
The Father didn't give you partial sonship with a 'full authority activates in 5 years' clause. The moment you believed, He gave you EVERYTHING that belongs to Christ—including ALL authority over the enemy.