Julia Byas Calls Readers to Transform Their Lives Through Faith and Declaration in “Act as Though I Am Already, There I Am: Power of the Spoken Word”

Author Julia Byas releases “Act as Though I Am Already, There I Am: Power of the Spoken Word,” a faith-centered book focused on the power of spoken words and the role they play in shaping belief, resilience, and spiritual direction.

Byas wrote this book after a defining personal moment. The day after the first vigil for her son Maurice, she awakened and heard in her spirit the power of the spoken word. That experience became the foundation of her message, which moves from pain to power and points readers back to God’s presence through life experiences, failures, and defeats.

In “Act as Though I Am Already, There I Am,” Byas teaches how negative words can shape self-perception and keep people feeling weak or defeated. She emphasizes intentional speech rooted in the Word of God. She encourages readers to align their declarations with faith and purpose. The book presents principles to help readers embrace God’s divine plan, receive impartation, and pursue deliverance through the consistent, diligent use of spoken words.

Byas dedicates “Act as Though I Am Already, There I Am” to Apostle Maurice Olden Lewis, keeping him eternally in her heart. She traces prophetic words spoken over her life and describes erasing negative spoken words through faith and intentional declaration.

“Act as Though I Am Already, There I Am: Power of the Spoken Word” is now available on Amazon.

About the Author
Julia Byas is a retired registered nurse, an ordained pastor in 2001, and an apostle in 2013.

She serves as Senior Pastor at Immanuel Temple God With Us. She works as the Pastoral Care Coordinator for Deer Valley Home Health Services (STL in 2023). She worked in the City of Pine Lawn in 2016 and has experience as a substance abuse and marriage counselor in 1997.

She also served as Administrator of Maurice Olden Lewis Midwest College of Theology in 2023 and as a Youth Council member, YMCA literacy counselor, and tutor in 2004. She has received multiple nursing awards, including Woman of the Year in 2011. She received recognition for outstanding achievement and contributions in the field of pastoring, as well as for her role as a founder, from the American Biographical Institute on September 15, 2001. She received an award for outstanding volunteer service on May 7, 2012.

Her book has received visibility and recognition, including Featured Bookstore Visibility at Frankfurt Buchmesse in 2022 through Authors Press, Book of the Month in November and December 2022, and a review feature in The Moving Words Review (TMW) on November 9, 2022. She also received a movie invitation on April 1, 2023, from ABC Family (ABC family or freeform).

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