"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." Genesis 1:26
Of all of God's creation, He created man like Him so we could function and live like Him. Our living is never to be at the mercy of any situation but for us to be in charge of all. Just as a lion does not beg to roar nor does a dog beg to bark, we are not to beg to live our full potentials in Christ.
God has us made like Him in authority. Speaking about what God's authority's like, Ps 33:9 says "For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast." As God's word produces result, our words are supposed to because we are redeemed to be kings to God (Rev 5:9-10) and where a king's word is, power is available to execute it (Ecc 8:4).
Also, Job 22:28 says "Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee," and Mark 11:23 says when you speak to any mountain, they'll obey. You are like God in authority and are expected to use it! Speak and command.
You see, God is like a mirror that when you look at Him, you see your actual, God ordained self. The truth is, in understanding who we are, we must understand who God is. This is because Gen 1:27 says "God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."
Not only has God made us like Him in authority, He has also made us like Him in position. Ps 115:16 says "The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men." The earth, together with all its wealth and resources, has been given to us to dominate (Gen 1:26).
Your authority covers everything - visible and invisible because you are seated with Christ in the heavenly places "Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come" (Eph 1:21; 2:6). Your position is higher than the devil's!