Life Responds After the Decree

One of the most misunderstood aspects of Kingdom authority is timing. Many believers assume that if a word is spoken in faith, then circumstances should immediately comply. Essentially, we expect visible confirmation and reassurance before movement is required. Yet, scripture reveals a different order altogether.

In the Kingdom, words authorize movement long before provision explains itself, and this is something that I have lived.

For instance, there was a moment in Portugal (in October) when I said out loud, in conversation with friends, that I would be leaving the country again. At the time, I had no idea where I would go next, how it would be funded, or what would make it possible. As you can see, the statement was not strategic or backed by a plan...it was simply a decision spoken aloud.

Fascinatingly, I did not realize in real time that I was also legislating. To be clear, what followed was not immediate clarity, but movement.

This is where many believers become disoriented because we are taught to wait for certainty before motion, and to seek confirmation before obedience. This isn't correct because Kingdom authority functions in the opposite direction.

Think about it: when God said, “Let there be light,” light did not appear because conditions were favorable. It appeared because permission had been granted. So we see that the decree did not describe the environment but restructured it. As a result, creation responded after the word because the word came first.

This is the same pattern that governs our lives.

A decree is not commentary on current conditions, but an authorization that allows reality to begin rearranging itself in response to what has been spoken. This is why movement often precedes understanding. It is also why some opportunities appear without explanation.

In my own life, the decision to live again came before evidence that living would be sustainable. Looking back, I chose movement and travel before comfort and financial reassurance. I also see that I had to be open before I could be certain. So all the trips, invitations, provision, and alignment that followed were results of preceding decisions.

I'm telling you this because life did not respond to my calculations but to my word. And, since you know that I'm not an impulsive woman, I'm modeling how authority functions.

So if you're in alignment then you must remember that authority does not require visibility to function. To put it another way, when a believer speaks from identity rather than anxiety, the earth begins to respond because it recognizes jurisdiction.

We all have legal jurisdiction.

This is why Scripture consistently shows God speaking first and explaining later. We also see Him issuing instructions before any outcome becomes visible. And, we see Him send people while they are still asking questions. And ya'll know had had (have) so many questions lol.

I now know, though, that the delay between decree and manifestation is the construction phase. Though what happens is often invisible, I do know it is the perfect condition for capacity expansion and readiness development. Essentially, the decree authorizes a process that cannot be rushed without collapsing the structure being built.

This matters for those participating in the Let There Be Challenge and attempting to walk in Kingdom authority. I want you to know that while speaking daily without immediate external change can tempt people to question whether their words are working, the absence of instant results does not signal failure. Instead, it signals that something has been set in motion that requires time to organize itself in a sustainable way.

Ultimately, life responds to decrees the same way land responds to seeds. The word goes in first. Rearrangement happens beneath the surface, and then visible change appears when the system is ready to support it.

So when I said I would live again, I did not know that it would look like Lisbon, Chicago, Jacksonville, or Aruba (where I am now). I only knew that remaining still was no longer aligned with who I was becoming. And that knowledge was enough to speak.

Just to reiterate, the Kingdom responds to authorization, and authority matures through use. So if you are speaking during this challenge and wondering why your life has not yet caught up with your words, understand that you may already be in the response phase.

Movement, restlessness, invitations, and shifts are all evidence that something has been permitted. And the reason that life responds after the decree because the decree gives life permission to move.

And once permission is granted, reality does not need your understanding to continue reorganizing itself around what has been spoken.