2 - Centering the Settlor — Standing in Inner Authority
Authority is often misunderstood as something given by others — a title, a role, a permission granted by the system. But the Settlor position reveals a deeper truth: authority is rooted within. To “center the Settlor” is to stand firmly in that ground of being, to know who you are apart from roles, masks, and external validation. This is not arrogance, nor rebellion, but a calm recognition: I am my own ground. To live in this authority is to walk under the LOR of Source, aligned with what is real, not what is imposed.
Distinguishing Settlor Ground from Roles, Labels, and Masks
From childhood, we inherit roles — son or daughter, student, employee, parent. Society overlays us with labels — citizen, taxpayer, consumer, professional. Each one carries expectations, duties, and pressures. While roles can be useful, while remembering they are not your ground. If you mistake the mask for the face, you lose the Settlor position and live only as an actor in someone else’s play. The Person – the persona – the mask.
Distinguishing your true ground means asking: who am I without the role? Without the label? Without the borrowed definitions? When all titles are stripped away, (and the bible says not to use titles) what remains? That remainder — unborrowed, unmasked, unlabelled — is the Settlor field within. It is You. It is not something earned; it is your essence.
This recognition changes how you live. You can still fulfill roles — parent, friend, worker — but you no longer mistake them for your identity. You wear them lightly, aware that they are temporary garments, not your true skin. When a role ends, you remain whole. When a label shifts, you remain unchanged. The Settlor ground is deeper than all of these.
Society thrives on people forgetting this truth. Systems prefer you to be only the roles they can control, only the labels they can define. But when you remember your true ground, their grip loosens. You know your worth does not rise or fall with status or approval. You know your authority does not depend on recognition. You live from within, not from without.
This is the freedom of the Settlor ground: to engage in the world without being owned by it, to hold roles without losing self, and to stand in authority that no system can grant or remove.
Reflective Questions – Distinguishing Settlor Ground
Which roles or labels do I most often confuse with my identity?
How do I feel when one of my roles is challenged, removed, or changed?
What remains of me when all titles and positions are stripped away?
In what ways have I let society’s labels define my sense of self?
How does remembering my Settlor ground change the way I see authority?
Living from the Adult Position instead of the child’s dependence.
The Settlor path is a journey into adulthood — not in years, but in position. Many live as children before authority: seeking approval, fearing punishment, demanding permission. The system thrives when you remain in this child stance, forever dependent on its structures to tell you who you are, what you can do, and how you must live. But the Settlor stands differently: in the adult position, aware, responsible, self-authoring.
Living from the adult position means no longer blaming or waiting for others to write your story. It is easy to remain in complaint — “the government won’t let me,” “my boss won’t allow me,” “my family expects me.” But this is child talk. The adult Settlor asks instead: “What do I choose? What responsibility am I willing to take? What LOR will I stand under?”
This shift is not about defiance for its own sake. It is not rebellion against parents, leaders, or systems. It is maturity — realizing that you are the one who must decide, and that no one else can live your life for you. In the adult position, you stop seeking someone to blame and start authoring from clarity, from self. You stop asking for permission and begin standing in authority.
This does not mean you ignore wisdom from others. It means you weigh it with discernment. Advice, law, or tradition may be useful, but only if they resonate with the LOR within you. As an adult Settlor, you are not led blindly but guided consciously, always aware that responsibility for your choices rests with you and only you.
The child position clings to dependency and blame. The adult position accepts the weight and gift of freedom. To live from here is to accept that your life is authored by you, and you alone. And in this, the Settlor field becomes steady, centered, and whole.
Reflective Questions – Living from the Adult Position
In what areas of my life do I still act from the child position, waiting for approval or fearing punishment?
What would it look like to take full responsibility for one important choice I face right now?
How do I react when someone in authority contradicts my truth? Do I shrink, rebel, or stand firm?
Where do I notice myself asking for permission when none is truly needed?
- How does standing in the adult position strengthen my authorship of life?
Closing Reminder
Centering the Settlor is about remembering where your authority truly rests. Roles, labels, and masks may shape parts of your life, but they are not your true ground. And dependence on outside authority may feel safe, but it keeps you in the child position. True authorship arises when you stand in your own ground, in the adult position, under the Lor. Here, your authority cannot be taken, because it was never given — it was yours from the beginning. Remember the Lor is directly under God. You were given full dominion on this earth from God. You were given Self determination. Not a citizen (City servant) Not a resident (Image of a thing) You were born in the image of God. Remember that.