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HOW EXACTLY DO WE RECEIVE GOD’S WILL FOR US?

How often do we, as Christians, find ourselves desperately pleading with God for things He has already given?

We cry out for healing, begging Him to intervene. We pray for provision, as if the very One who clothes the lilies of the field and feeds the sparrows has forgotten all about us. We agonise over our lack of peace (shalom), asking God to do something, anything, to restore calm to our chaotic lives. And we wait, frustrated, for the breakthroughs we believe He’s withholding. But is God holding out on us?

The truth could not be more starkly different: the storehouse of heaven stands wide open. Its treasures—immeasurable, infinite, and fully paid for—are already ours, right here, right now. Healing, provision, peace, restoration—these are not distant promises to be earned, nor blessings we must wrest from God’s reluctant hands. We need not barter or beg for what He has already freely given.

Our trouble lies not in God’s withholding, but in our ignorance of what has already been accomplished on our behalf and how to step into it. These gifts—heaven’s riches—are ours because of Christ’s finished work on the cross. God cannot, and will not, do any more than He has already done. The work is complete. What remains is not God’s participation, but ours.

We are not waiting for Him to act; He is waiting for us to receive.

The problem has never been with God’s giving. He is not stingy. He does not withhold. HE is generous to a fault,

“He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?” (Romans 8:32).

If you only learn one thing, learn this: God’s generosity far outstrips our capacity to ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20).

His heart overflows with generosity, and He has already given us His very best—His Son, Jesus Christ. If He has withheld the best of heaven, what would He possibly withhold on earth? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It is all ours, freely given.

“‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours. (Luke 15:31)

This is not a distant, abstract promise—it is a present, living reality. The inheritance of heaven, the fullness of His grace, the power of His love—it’s all been made available to us. The only question that remains is: Will we receive it?

No, the issue isn’t with God’s generosity. The problem is with our receiving.

We approach God as if we are beggars, rather than heirs. In our ignorance, we act as though we’ve been rejected and abandoned, believing that God has somehow failed to provide. We look at the emptiness in our lives and assume He hasn’t acted, when the real question should be: Have we aligned ourselves with His truth? Instead of measuring His promises, we measure our circumstances, forgetting that all the treasures of heaven are not accessed through striving, but through faith.

Like the older son in the parable of the prodigal son, we have turned our relationship with God into a transaction rather than a deep, relational connection. We focus on what we think we’re owed or what we must earn, instead of realizing that God, in His grace, has already given us everything. The abundance of heaven is ours—not through effort, but through the alignment of our hearts with His will.

We don’t have a supply problem in the kingdom of God. We have a revelation problem. And that is because we have an ignorance problem. Hosea 4:6,

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”

So the question is not, “Will God provide?” It is, “Will you receive?”The problem isn’t with God’s giving. It’s with our receiving.

Jesus said in Matthew 6:33,

“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

But what does that really mean? For too long, many Christians have distilled this powerful verse into little more than an abstract moral ideal—a distant, lofty goal that seems far removed from the tangible, often challenging realities of everyday life. In doing so, they have missed the radical, life-altering truth that this verse offers. The meaning of this verse couldn’t be further from the abstract illusion we’ve adopted.

This also goes a long way in explaining why so many Christians feel powerless and helpless. We have been taught to believe that God’s kingdom is something distant—an abstract concept that we can only long for but never fully experience here and now. But that’s only half the problem. The other half is that, while some may sense there’s more to the Christian life, the deeper issue is our failure to understand how we are meant to cooperate with God’s economy in order to receive the portion He has already provided for us.

We live in a world where we often feel disconnected from the power and authority that Christ has already made available to us. We hear of God’s promises, yet find ourselves in a constant state of striving and waiting, unsure of how to align ourselves with the reality of what has already been given. We don’t know how to step into the fullness of our inheritance.

But God’s kingdom is not a future reality—it is here, now, available to us. And it’s not just about longing for a better future, but about learning how to cooperate with His kingdom in the present moment to bring about heaven on earth here and now. The key lies in understanding that the power and authority of the kingdom are not only to be believed in but actively received and exercised through faith (we’ll get to that). When we align our lives with God’s economy—His way of doing things, His will, His provision—we step into the fullness of what Christ has made possible.

Instead of stepping into the fullness of His kingdom and the righteousness He has gifted us—which we will look at shortly—we find ourselves struggling in the chaos and dysfunction of our own circumstances. We plead, we strive, we beg for breakthroughs, not understanding that all we need has already been given. The inheritance is already ours, but our ignorance of how to receive it keeps disconnected through analysis paralysis.

The truth is, when we fail to truly seek—require and demand—first His kingdom—His rule, His authority, His dominion in our lives—we live as though we are still outside His realm, still waiting for something to change. And in that waiting, we feel weak, helpless, and powerless. We feel rejected, abandoned, and forsaken. It’s as though we are still in exile, but the truth is, while humanity was once exiled from God’s presence and consequently from His perfect order—what we call paradise—any exile we experience now is self-imposed.

We have the legal right to enter into His kingdom and experience His power and provision, but we fail to appropriate it. We neglect to forcefully claim what is legally and legitimately ours through Christ. This is not a matter of waiting for God to act; He has already acted. The door is wide open, and the keys to His kingdom are in our hands. Yet, many of us stand outside, waiting for “something” to change when all the while, what we long for has already been given. Instead of walking in the fullness of our legal “inheritance”, we instead are plagued by a sense of impending doom and existential threat.

Our failure to appropriate what has been freely given is the root of our weakness and spiritual frustration. We need to rise up, take hold of our inheritance, and step boldly into the dominion that Christ has purchased for us. Isaiah puts this in quite visceral terms, cutting through our complacency with a stark and powerful reminder,

“Shake yourself from the dust and arise; be seated, O Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.” (Isaiah 52:2)

The kingdom is not somewhere we will go; it is something we must bring here, now, into our lives, by forcefully aligning ourselves with the truth of God’s word.

If we awoke from our stupor, and understood that the kingdom of God is not a far-off dream, but a present reality to be accessed through faith—not an abstract concept but a process—we would begin to walk in the fullness of His power, His provision, and His promises. And to be clear, it is our duty, not the Lord’s, to arouse from our catatonic psychoma. We wouldn’t be the powerless victims of our circumstances—we would be the powerful heirs, walking in the authority of the kingdom, ready to take hold of what is already ours.

We will see that by aligning ourselves proactively with God’s rule in God’s prescribed manner, our lives and circumstances will follow suite.

The kingdom of God is not something we are striving for. It is something we are called to step into, to align with, to receive—and in doing so, we step out of helplessness and into the fullness of the authority and power that comes with being a child of God. Why is this so important? Because where God is in control, we call it paradise—heaven on earth. That is after all the point,

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom [control, dominion] come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:9-10)

It’s a realm of peace, provision, and joy, where His will is done, and His blessings flow abundantly. But where Satan holds control, we call it hell on earth—a place of chaos, pain, lack, and despair, where people are trapped in the effects of sin and separation from God.

The word “Eden” (עֵדֶן) in Hebrew carries a profound and deeply evocative meaning that reaches beyond mere geography or paradise. At its root, Eden suggests delight, pleasure, and a state of perfect harmony. It is often understood as a place of abundant beauty, tranquility, and divine presence, where all things are in alignment with God’s original design.

Etymologically, Eden is believed to be derived from the Hebrew root “ע-ד-נ,” which carries the meaning of “to be firm”, “to be at ease”, or “to luxuriate”. This root connects the concept of Eden to a state of unshakable peace and fulfillment, a place where the soul finds perfect rest and joy.

In the biblical narrative, Eden represents not just a physical location but an ideal state of being—a reality where humanity dwells in intimate communion (alignment) with God, surrounded by beauty and provision, and living in the fullness of His blessing. The Garden of Eden is the embodiment of God’s original intent for humanity: a paradise where His will reigns, where His creation flourishes, and where every need is met in perfect harmony.

Thus, Eden is not simply a distant past but a divine picture of what life was meant to be—a place of peace, rest, and fulfillment, grounded in God’s goodness and authority. It beckons us to return to that original state of harmony, aligning ourselves once again with God’s purpose and experience the delight of His presence.

The reality is, many people are living somewhere in between these two extremes. We experience glimpses of God’s kingdom in our lives, but we also encounter the harsh, oppressive realities of the world’s brokenness. We find ourselves torn between the promises of God and the struggles of our circumstances, caught in the tension of what is already ours through Christ and our experiential reality, which is not yet fully aligned (in sync) with the “Kingdom of God“—or more accurately, the “Control of God.”

This is why understanding the kingdom of God and how to step into its authority is so crucial. When we align ourselves with God’s kingdom, we begin to bring heaven to earth, making our lives a reflection of His perfect will and dominion. We move from a life of uncertainty, struggle, and powerlessness into one of purpose, provision, and peace.

But if we fail to recognise and seek the kingdom—God’s control in our circumstances—we remain trapped in that in-between place, where the fullness of God’s promises seems perpetually just out of reach. It’s akin standing in front of a door to a home, wide open, yet we hesitate, too afraid or unaware to walk through. The door to God’s provision, power, and authority is open, but we must choose to step into it.

We must decide: will we live under the sovereign authority of God’s kingdom, or will we allow the enemy’s lies and his control to continue shaping our lives? The choice is ours to make. We can choose to live in the fullness of God’s paradise here and now, or we can continue under the crushing weight of the hell that the enemy attempts to impose upon us. The kingdom of God is not a distant dream; it is ready to be experienced. It is time to step into the fullness of what Christ has already made available to us, embracing the new reality in Christ.

But this is no passive act. It requires our active participation and cooperation. God has already done His part through the finished work of Jesus Christ; now it’s time for us to align our lives with His kingdom, to walk through that open door, and to take hold of the everything He has prepared for us.

Our verse, “Seek first the kingdom and His right-eousness,” isn’t a mere call to seek good behavior or lofty and abstract spiritual woowoo. It’s a declaration of divine economics—a spiritual law that governs the household of God and those within it, one that unlocks the very blessings of heaven. Jesus isn’t simply telling us to strive for righteousness in a moral sense. He isn’t telling us to be good, He is telling us how to experience God’s goodness.

He’s inviting us to align ourselves, our existence, with the power, authority, and dom-inion of His kingdom. To seek His kingdom means to seek His rule in our lives, to align ourselves with His righteousness—the righteousness of a king, a kingdom, and the way He has set all things in motion.

What we miss when we reduce this verse to an abstract nebulous goal is that seeking first His kingdom and righteousness is the key to accessing the fullness of all God has already promised. When we align ourselves with His kingdom, we align with His provision, His authority, His abundance. All these things—healing, peace, provision, breakthroughs—are not things we beg for, strive for, or wait on God to dispense. They are already ours, waiting for us to align with His reality, His truth, and His way of doing things.

This is not some far-off, unreachable concept. It’s practical, transformative, and immediate. When we seek His kingdom first, we step into a realm of provision and blessing that operates by a completely different set of laws than the world’s economy. The problem is not with God’s willingness to give—it’s with our lack of understanding of how to receive.

Seek first the kingdom of God—this is not just a call to prayer or righteousness in a spiritual sense. It’s an invitation to live in the fullness of the authority and power that belong to us as co-heirs with Christ.

Let’s break it down, realign our understanding, and step into the fullness of what God has already promised.

SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM

The word “kingdom” in Greek is basileia. It doesn’t refer to a physical territory, but rather to authority, control, dominion, and influence. Basileia provides us with the tymology for the rule of a boss (basileia → baas → boss). To seek the kingdom is to seek God’s dominion—His ruling influence—over every situation in our lives. God’s kingdom (control) is where God is “boss,” and Satan’s “kingdom” is where Satan and his hoards are “boss.”

When you bring your finances, health, relationships, and decisions under the dominion of the King, you step into the realm where His power flows. But there’s more: the kingdom is not just something external. Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is within you” (Luke 17:21). That means His power and authority are already at work in you, ready to influence the world through you.

AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS

To seek God’s righteousness means to align with Him. The word “righteousness” refers to right standing—being right or in agreement with God. Think of it like a car. If the wheels are out of alignment, no matter how much gas you give it, you’ll veer off course. Righteousness is about bringing our thoughts, words, and actions into alignment with God’s Word.

But how do we align? Alignment starts with agreement.

AGREEMENT WITH THE PROMISES

Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 1:20,

“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.”

Notice the structure here. God has already said “Yes” to His promises—they are legally and positionally true for every believer. But for those promises to become experientially reality in our lives, we must add our “Amen,” our agreement.

The word Amen isn’t just a polite way to end a prayer. It means, “So be it.” It’s a declaration of agreement with what God has already spoken. This is where many Christians miss it—they focus on their circumstances as the reference point, instead of their positional standing as heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17).

THE HIGH PRIEST OF OUR CONFESSION

Hebrews 3:1 calls Jesus the High Priest of our confession. The word confession in Greek is homologia, from homo (same) and logos (word). To confess means to speak the same word that God speaks. It’s not enough to believe the promises of God; we must actively speak them in agreement with Him. Romans 10:8 tells us,

“But what does it say? The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming.”

When we confess God’s Word, we are aligning ourselves with His covenant. A covenant is a legal agreement, and through Jesus, we are part of a new covenant in which all the rights and benefits have been awarded to us. But just as a legal judgment must be enforced for its benefits to be experienced, we must enforce the covenant promises in our lives.

ENFORCING THE COVENANT: THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE

Psalm 149:6-9 provides a powerful picture of covenant enforcement:

“Let the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands, to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron, to carry out the sentence written against them—this is the glory of all His faithful people. Praise the Lord.”

This psalm speaks of enforcing the written sentence or judgment that has been decreed by God. But what is this judgment? It is not a future judgment that we are awaiting—it is the judgment that God has already declared over the enemy through the cross of Christ. In Colossians 2:15, Paul declares,

“Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.”

Through the cross, Jesus defeated the powers of darkness and rendered them powerless. This victory over the enemy was not just a display of power but a declaration of our freedom and access to the divine life that God has always intended for us.But that does not mean the enemy surrenders his hold over our lives without resistance. The enemy does no longer have legal rights, but he will relentlessly attempt to persuade us that there is nothing we can do about his subversive and disruptive presence, convincing us to accept his influence as though it still holds power.

The power of the cross also opened the way for us to receive “very great and precious promises,” as 2 Peter 1:4 reveals:

“By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”

Through Christ’s finished work, we now have access to these promises—promises that enable us to partake in the very divine life (zoe) that God offers.

This divine life, or zoe, is not merely existence but the fullness of life in communion with God, marked by His power, peace, and purpose. It is a life that transcends the natural, one that we are called to live by the power of the Holy Spirit. And this life is not something distant or abstract—it is now, available to us as we align ourselves with God’s promises and live in the victory Christ has secured through the cross.

Through Jesus’ work, we not only gain freedom from the enemy’s grip, but we are also made partakers of God’s nature, given the ability to live the abundant, eternal life that is the very essence of who He is. These promises are ours to claim, not through our own striving, but through faith in Christ’s completed work and our cooperation with His plan. This is the life of victory, empowerment, and eternal purpose that Christ made available to us through His death and resurrection.

Now, we are called to enforce that judgment, to stand in the victory that has already been won for us. The double-edged sword mentioned in Psalm 149:6 is a direct reference to the Word of God. As it says in Hebrews 4:12,

“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword.”

It is the Word of God that we wield in spiritual warfare—not only as a weapon against the enemy but also as a declaration of the victory that Christ has already secured.

2 Corinthians 1:20 further amplifies this truth, where Paul writes,

“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.”

The promises of God are not something we must labor to attain—they are already a resounding “Yes” in Christ. It is through our “Amen”—our wholehearted agreement and alignment—that we activate these promises in our lives, not by bargaining or attempting to manipulate God. Any approach other than agreement with what He has already declared is nothing less than ignorant unbelief. The “Amen” is our confession and profession of faith, a declaration of our alignment with the written judgment God has already pronounced over the enemy through the finished work of Jesus. We accept that what He has declared as accomplished, is indeed accomplished, and that what we are and have now, is an undeniable reality.

We are in fact, not passive spectators but active participants in God’s divine justice.

Just as Psalm 149 speaks of executing the written judgment over the enemy and in our lives, Colossians 2:15 reveals that this judgment has already been rendered, and it is through the Word of God—which we wield as a double-edged sword—that we enforce this victory in our lives. We rejoice in the God who has done marvelous things for us as we proclaim His victory over every area of our lives. Consider the following:

2 Corinthians 2:14 (NKJV):
“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.”

Romans 8:37 (NKJV):
“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”

We stand firm on the promises of God, knowing that in Christ, all His promises are already fulfilled and secured. Our response is not to wait for victory, but to step into it by aligning our words, actions, and faith with what God has already done. We are do rejoice and give praise, not complain and mourn.

In spiritual warfare, it is not a matter of pleading for victory; it is about enforcing the judgment of the cross and declaring, with full authority, that Satan’s power has been defeated. We, as God’s saints, have been given the honor and authority to execute His written judgment on the enemy—not in our own strength, but through the power of the Word, as we stand in agreement with the truth of what Christ has already accomplished.

Ephesians 6 resounds with this profound truth, presenting the Word of God as the Sword of the Spirit. Spiritual warfare, contrary to many misconceptions, is not about pleading with God to intervene or waiting for a distant action from the heavens. No, it is about stepping into the authority that He has already bestowed upon us, standing firm in the victory He has won through Christ, and actively enforcing His will on earth as it is in heaven. The Word of God—His legal decrees, His divine judgments—becomes our weapon, a sword that cuts through the darkness and confusion of our circumstances.

This is no ordinary sword; it is the sword of God’s justice, the instrument of His righteous rule. It is designed to be wielded against the forces of evil, against the spiritual adversaries who would dare resist our advancement and fight to undermine the freedom we have already been granted through Christ’s finished work. These spiritual forces seek to hold us back, to intimidate us into submission, but they cannot stand against the power of God’s decrees. We do not fight for victory; we fight from a place of victory, enforcing the freedom Christ has already purchased for us. The battle is not about negotiating with the enemy—it is about asserting the truth that God has already spoken, standing as His representatives, and declaring with boldness that His will, His kingdom, and His righteousness are to be established here and now because we stand in agreement with God.

FROM POSITIONAL TRUTH TO EXPERIENTIAL REALITY

Here’s the key: positional truth doesn’t automatically translate into experiential reality. You may be a legal heir, but if you don’t know what belongs to you, or if you don’t enforce your rights, you’ll live as though you’re still in lack.

God has given us His promises, but it’s our responsibility to agree with them, confess them, and enforce them. Stop looking at your circumstances for validation. Look to the covenant and the benefits (promises) it provides. Look to Jesus. Everything He has is already yours.

HOW TO ALIGN WITH GOD’S PROMISES

1. Seek the Kingdom – Bring every area of your life under God’s authority. Ask yourself, “Is this situation under God’s dominion?” If not, surrender it to Him.
2. Align with His Righteousness – Examine your heart and actions. Are they in agreement with God’s Word? If not, repent (change your mind) and realign.
3. Confess the Promises – Speak God’s Word over your life. Declare and praise for His promises until they become your experienced reality.
4. Wield the Sword – Use the Word of God in prayer and spiritual warfare. Bind the enemy and enforce the victory of the cross.
5. Praise Your Way Through – Psalm 149 reminds us that praise is a weapon. Keep God’s praise on your lips as you fight from a place of victory.

IT’S ALREADY YOURS

Stop striving. Stop begging. Stop doubting. Stop negotiating. Everything you’re asking for has already been given to you in Christ. The question isn’t whether God will give i, He already has. The only question now is whether you’ll receive it.

Step into agreement with the covenant. Say Amen to His promises. And watch as positional truth becomes experiential reality in your life.

You are not a beggar at the gates of heaven. You are a co-heir with Christ. Everything He has is already yours (Luke 15:31). Now go and take hold of it.

PRAYER OF ALIGNMENT AND AGREEMENT

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for Your unfailing love and the immeasurable riches of Your grace that You have poured out on us through Jesus Christ. Thank You that every promise in You is Yes, and through Jesus, we can boldly say Amen.

Lord, I choose today to align my heart, my thoughts, and my words with Your truth. I declare that You are King over my life—Your dominion, Your authority, and Your power rule over every situation I face. I surrender my circumstances, my fears, and my doubts to You, and I invite Your kingdom to come and Your will to be done in every area of my life.

Teach me to walk in Your righteousness, to stand in the victory You have already won for me, and to enforce the covenant promises You have made. Holy Spirit, help me to confess Your Word with boldness and to wield the sword of the Spirit in faith and accuracy. Strengthen me to stand firm in the face of challenges, knowing that Your Word is the final authority over my life, not my circumstances or what others are saying.

Lord, I praise You for Your faithfulness and Your goodness. I thank You that I am not a beggar but an heir, seated with Christ in heavenly places. I receive every promise You have given me, and I declare that I walk in the fullness of my inheritance as a child of God.

May my life reflect Your glory and Your kingdom. Let Your praise always be on my lips, and let my testimony proclaim that You are a faithful and mighty God.

In Jesus’ name, I say Amen.

QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION

• How does experiencing God’s promises transform our lives?
• How does our understanding hinder receiving God’s promises?
• Are we waiting for God to cooperate, or is He waiting for us?
• What active steps align us with God’s Kingdom’s authority?
• What is meat with the word “kingdom” in the Bible?
• What is meat with the word “righteousness” in the Bible?
• What is meat with the word “amen” in the Bible?
• What is meat with the word “confession” in the Bible?