In this follow-up to our episode on authority, Andres and Melissa dive deeper into how authority is actually developed and strengthened. The conversation begins with their own relationship journey — from dating to engagement to marriage — and how real authority grows when you know someone is fully with you for the long haul. That security removes fear, builds courage, and reveals a powerful truth: when we feel a lack of authority, it often reflects the fragility of a relationship, not the absence of authority itself.

From there, Andres unpacks a principle found in Joshua 1:9, focusing on the word with — the idea that God does not primarily want something from us or for us but wants life with us. When we live from that withness, authority becomes natural, prayer becomes aligned, and confidence becomes steady. Andres shares personal stories of how he walked in authority long before he understood the concepts, simply because he spent time with God and lived from that closeness.