Activating Your Anointing Through Faith

Are you experiencing the full power and anointing of God in your daily walk, or have you settled for religious routine? The truth is, many believers today are living far below their spiritual potential because they haven't learned to properly activate and walk in the anointing God has already placed within them.

Understanding the True Anointing

The anointing is more than just an emotional experience or spiritual feeling - it is the actual power of God activated in a believer's life through faith. Isaiah 10:27 tells us that "the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing." This means the anointing has the power to break every chain, destroy every bondage, and remove every obstacle standing in your way.

But here's the key: while every believer has the anointing within them (1 John 2:20,27), it must be activated through faith to see its full manifestation. Just like a light bulb contains electricity but needs to be switched on, the anointing in your life needs to be activated through intentional faith and obedience.

Breaking Free from Religious Cycles

Many Christians find themselves stuck in recurring cycles, fighting the same battles year after year. Why? Because they've received salvation but continue walking with grave clothes - old mindsets, habits and bondages that haven't been dealt with. The anointing remains dormant in their lives because they haven't learned to activate it through:

1. Regular study and meditation on God's Word

2. Active faith that believes and declares God's promises

3. Walking in obedience to spiritual authority

4. Serving in their proper place in the Body of Christ

   
   

The Fresh Oil of the Spirit

Psalm 92:10 speaks of being "anointed with fresh oil." God wants to pour out fresh anointing on His people today, but we must become like new wineskins to receive it. Just as old wineskins had to be soaked in water and rubbed with oil to become pliable again, believers need to:

• Be saturated in the Word of God (the water)

• Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading (the oil)

• Remain humble and teachable

• Let go of religious traditions that hinder the fresh move of God

  
  

Moving from Manifestation to Maturation

While manifestations of the Spirit through prophecy, healing and other gifts are wonderful, they're not meant to be a substitute for spiritual maturity. The goal is to grow from constantly needing ministry to becoming a minister - from always receiving to being able to give.

The five-fold ministry gifts described in Ephesians 4:11-12 are given "for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry." This means every believer is called to develop and function in their spiritual gifts to build up the Body of Christ.

Practical Steps to Activate the Anointing

Here are key ways to begin walking in greater anointing today:

1. Saturate yourself in God's Word daily

2. Maintain an atmosphere of worship and prayer

3. Stay connected to spiritual authority and the local church

4. Serve faithfully where God has placed you

5. Exercise your faith through bold declaration and action

6. Remain humble and teachable as you grow

   
   

A Call to Higher Ground

The time has come for believers to move beyond just having good church services to becoming the supernatural, powerful witness God intends. The anointing isn't meant to just visit on Sunday - it should be your normal daily experience.

Will you accept the challenge to press into God for fresh oil? Will you allow Him to break religious mindsets and traditions that have kept you bound? The anointing is already within you - now is the time to activate it through faith and walk in the full power God has made available.

Remember: If it's going to be, it's up to you. God has provided everything needed through His Word and Spirit. Take hold of it today and begin walking in the greater dimension of anointing He has for you.

Your next step is simple but crucial: Make a fresh commitment right now to saturate yourself in God's Word and remain pliable to His Spirit. As you do, watch the anointing begin to flow in unprecedented ways in every area of your life.