Have you ever felt like different parts of your life are pulling in opposite directions? Your spirit knows God's promises are true, but your mind wrestles with doubt. Your heart believes in healing, yet your body screams with pain. This internal tug-of-war isn't just exhausting; it's keeping you from the abundant life God designed for you.
The concept of alignment isn't about perfection or flawless performance. It's about bringing every part of who you are—spirit, soul, and body—into agreement with what God has already declared to be true.
The Foundation of Agreement
Matthew 18:19 presents an audacious promise: "Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by My Father in Heaven" (NIV). The word "anything" isn't poetic exaggeration; it literally means anything. But here's the deeper truth: before you can agree with another person, you must first come into agreement with God's Word and then with yourself.
Heaven moves at the speed of agreement. When your heart aligns with God's heart, peace replaces pressure, and power begins to flow. This isn't about wishful thinking or positive affirmations. It's about settling into a place of rest where your spirit, soul, and body all acknowledge the same truth.
The question from Amos 3:3 challenges us: "Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?" (NIV). Unity doesn't mean sameness; it means moving in the same direction with shared priorities. You can walk in agreement with God, even when your circumstances scream the opposite, but only when you've decided what will be the final authority in your life: God's Word or your feelings.
God's Yes and Your Amen
Second Corinthians 1:20 reveals a powerful partnership: "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are 'Yes' in Christ. And so through Him the 'Amen' is spoken by us to the glory of God" (NIV).
Read that again slowly. God's promises already carry His yes. They're already approved, already granted, already released. But the "amen" is spoken by us. Your amen completes the harmony.
When you speak God's Word in faith, you tune yourself to what Heaven is saying and doing. This means every promise in Scripture comes pre-approved. Authority means "permission granted." But you have to say amen to that permission. You have to align your voice with Heaven's voice. You have to speak what God is already saying.
Too many Believers spend their lives asking God to do things He's already given them authority to handle. We pray for God to remove sickness when He's already given us authority to forbid it. We beg for provision when He's already declared us blessed. We plead for peace when He's already left it as our inheritance. (Photo via Unsplash)
The Conversation with Your Soul
One of the most powerful examples of this alignment comes from David's psalms. In Psalm 103, David doesn't address a congregation, he addresses himself: "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name!" (v. 1 ESV).
David looked in the mirror and had a conversation with his own soul. He commanded his mind, will, and emotions to line up with what his spirit knew to be true. In Psalm 42:5, he asked himself, "Why are you cast down, O my soul? ...Hope in God" (NKJV).
When was the last time you looked yourself in the mirror and spoke truth to your soul? When your emotions are screaming one thing, do you have the courage to tell them to bless the Lord? When your mind is racing with anxious thoughts, do you remind yourself to forget not all His benefits?
This isn't denial of reality; it's the assertion of a higher reality. Your body may feel pain, but by His stripes you were healed. Your bank account may look empty, but your God supplies all your needs according to His riches in glory. Your circumstances may seem impossible, but with God all things are possible.
The Same Spirit
Here's a truth that should absolutely wreck you in the best possible way: The same Spirit that raised Jesus Christ from the dead dwells in you—not a similar spirit, not a related spirit, not a second cousin-twice-removed spirit... the SAME Spirit.
Romans 8:11 isn't poetry, it's reality. The identical Spirit that looked out through Jesus' eyes, loved through His hands, and raised Him from death lives inside every Believer. This is the mystery Paul spoke of in Colossians 1:27: "Christ in you, the hope of glory."
How much have we limited God because we haven't truly grasped this reality? The Spirit of the living God—the one who spoke galaxies into existence, parted seas, and conquered death—has taken up residence in you. Your body is His temple. You house the fullness of deity.
This changes everything. When hard times come, you don't have to beg God to show up. He's already there. When sickness attacks, you don't have to plead for healing power. That power already dwells in you. When darkness tries to intimidate you, you have the authority to command it to leave, and it must obey.
Taking Authority Over Your City
Proverbs tells us that better is someone who rules their own spirit than one who takes a city (Proverbs 16:32). You are ridiculously in charge of you. God has made you mayor of your own city, and that city is you. Every thought that travels through your mind, every emotion that rises in your heart, and every habit that tries to control your body, you have authority over all of it. (Photo via Unsplash)
The fruit of the Spirit includes self-control, because God has empowered you to manage yourself. This means you don't have to accept every thought that enters your mind. You don't have to surrender to every emotion that washes over you. You don't have to tolerate sickness just because it's "flu season." You have been given authority, and authority means permission granted.
The Practice of Alignment
So, how do you walk this out practically? Start by opening your Bible and finding one verse that speaks to your current situation. Let that verse become your anchor. Write it down. Speak it out loud. Tell your soul what God says.
When anxiety tries to rise, don't just pray and ask God to take it away. Command it to leave. Declare peace over your mind. Remind yourself that you have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.
When sickness attacks your body, don't merely hope for healing; receive it. By His stripes you were healed—past tense, already done. Step into today what Jesus accomplished two thousand years ago on the cross.
When circumstances look impossible, don't just worry and wait. Align your voice with Heaven's voice. Speak to your mountain. Declare God's promises over your situation.
The Invitation to Wholeness
God wants you blessed. God wants you whole. God is excited about your alignment. This isn't about striving or performing; it's about settling into the truth of who you already are in Christ.
Your born-again spirit houses the fullness of Christ. Your soul needs to come into agreement with that reality. Your body needs to respond to the truth your mouth speaks.
This week, make presence your priority. Whether you're driving, working, raking leaves, or going about your daily routine, invite God's presence into every moment. Value His presence and watch His power manifest.
Find that one promise that stands out to you. Say amen to it. Grab it by faith. Watch God bring it to pass in your life.
You are not a victim of your circumstances. You are not at the mercy of your emotions. You are not powerless against the attacks of the enemy. You are a child of the Living God, filled with His Spirit, empowered by His Word, and authorized to bring Heaven to earth.
Walk in alignment. Speak in agreement. Live in the fullness of who God says you are. The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you. Now go live like it.
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Bobby Haaby, Senior Leader
Eagle Mountain Ministries
Email:Â office@eaglemountainfellowship.org
Website:Â www.eaglemountain.global
Bobby and Becky Haaby are the Senior Leaders at Eagle Mountain Fellowship, a church they planted in Bend, Oregon. Founder, leader, big picture dreamer, servant to all, Bobby is passionate about equipping and releasing the Body of Christ to be and do. He desires to see the Bride released into the revelatory realms of the Kingdom of Heaven. Bobby operates in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and seeks to live a life of intimacy and integrity before the Father. Bobby loves to present the power of God to pre-Christians and loves to refresh and train the Body of Christ to do the work of the Gospel. Bobby enjoys seeing sons and daughters grow into great leaders. As a mobilizer, he thrives on equipping and sending out teams to break into new territory as Heaven invades the earth. To Bobby, team ministry is a top priority, creating a culture where church looks more like a training center than a lecture hall.
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