"Taking authority feels prideful; humble Christians just pray and let God decide what happens."
How it sounds in your head: Who are you to command anything? That sounds arrogant, presumptuous. Good Christian women are humble, gentle, submitted. Taking authority feels like you're trying to control God. Better to just pray 'if it be Your will' and trust Him to do what's best.
"Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, 'Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.' And He said to them, 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.'"
-- Luke 10:17-19Source: religion's false humility that confused passivity with surrender and called bold faith arrogance.
You've been praised your whole life for being sweet, compliant, not too much. Commanding demons feels aggressive, unfeminine, presumptuous—everything you were taught not to be.
Seventy ordinary believers went out and commanded demons in Jesus' name—they returned with JOY, reporting that even demons were subject to them. Jesus didn't rebuke their boldness; He celebrated it and gave them even MORE authority instantly.
I REFUSE the lie that taking authority is prideful. IT IS WRITTEN that Jesus GAVE me authority to trample on serpents and scorpions and over ALL the power of the enemy. Receiving His gift and using it isn't arrogance—it's obedience. The seventy disciples commanded demons and Jesus CELEBRATED their boldness, giving them even more authority. IT IS WRITTEN to resist the devil and he will flee—that's a command, not a suggestion. False humility that refuses God's gifts is actually pride disguised as piety. I am a daughter with full authority, and I will use every weapon my Father gave me without apology.
The Father isn't looking for passive daughters who won't touch their inheritance—He's looking for bold daughters who will take what He's offering. He's running toward you with the ring of authority, and refusing it isn't humility; it's rejecting His gift.