Welcome our guest blogger, Diara Kendrich. Diara has a work background which includes Sales, Management, Consulting, and Customer Service. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and earned her Master’s of Science in Psychology, specializing in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, from Capella University in 2012. She has authored two books, one is a spiritual journal titled, I live. I struggle. I WIN. and the other relates to the workplace titled, Who FARTED in the Boardroom?!: How to Outscore Conflict in the Workplace. Diara is a business owner and manages a team of 80 employees in a Fortune 50 company. Diara resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and enjoys reading, traveling the world and mentoring.
Please read the message from Diara Kendrich below.
When I first heard someone say “God lives in you”, I believed it but didn’t take it any further than that. It wasn’t until I heard God’s voice tell me after I was asking Him for something through prayer…”You have the authority right now to make this happen.” And that’s when it hit me that many times we lean so heavily on God and wait for our prayers to be answered, but during our wait, we forget about the power He has already given us. When we become ill or maybe someone we know is sick, do we pray for their healing? Absolutely! However, we must understand that once we are saved and filled with the Holy Spirit, God has given us the authority to lay hands on our own bodies or those who are sick and claim their healing in Jesus name. And we should believe it will be done. Why? Because we as children of God have been granted this authority and it clearly states in Matthew 18:18 – “Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
I walked around many years doing all I knew to do which was to simply give it to God, but didn’t fully understand that He gave me the authority to speak and walk as if it’s already done. Because it truly is done. I had to realize that God wants His best for us while we are here on Earth. We can only live our best life when He is in control and we walk in and use the authority He has given us to overcome the great and challenging obstacles in life. My level of faith and knowing who I am has increased over time since I came to fully understand my authority. And we must share our revelations and experiences with others so that we can all know we are more than conquerors. What a gift that God has given us and we have to tap into it, use it and be a blessing to many.
Understanding my authority has helped me become more confident in who I am in Christ and has allowed me to trust God more and more in everything that I do both personally and professionally when things are going good and when tough times surface. We serve a great God and the more time we spend with Him, He will guide our thoughts to get us to a place of preparation for any and every circumstance in our life.
Let’s walk in our authority!
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Minister Kimberly L. Smith
Author, Founder of The Angelic Pen
Minister Kimberly Smith is a woman who is dedicated to God and has been serving the Lord for more than 30 years. She is a woman who radiates the love and compassion of Christ and emanates God’s great hope for people. The Lord uses her mightily in areas of intercession, teaching, counseling, and encouragement. She is also a prolific prophetic writer, watchfully scribing the whispers of God. God graced her with gifts that have brought inner healing and hope to many. Minister Kimberly and her husband Minister Michael L. Smith created an anointed Spoken Word CD titled “The Pastor’s Journey.” She is the author and her husband is the musical arranger, composer, and reciter. She is a graduate of Kent State University with a M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling, and of Wilberforce University with a BA in Rehabilitation Counseling
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