Contrasting the Orphan Heart with the Heart of Sonship

Orphan Heart Heart of Sonship

See God as Master IMAGE OF GOD See God as a Loving Father

Interdependent/Acknowledges
Independent/Self-Reliant DEPENDENCY
Need

Live by the Love of Law THEOLOGY Live by he Law of Love

Insecure/Lack Peace SECURITY Rest and Peace

Strive for praise, approval, and Totally accepted in God’s love and
NEED FOR APPROVAL
acceptance of people justified by grace

A need for personal achievement Service that is motivated by a

as you seek to impress God and deep gratitude for being
MOTIVE FOR SERVICE
others, or no motivation to serve unconditionally loved and
at all accepted by God

See authority as a source of pain; Respectful, honoring; you see

distrustful toward them and lack a VIEW OF AUTHORITY them as ministers of God for good
heart attitude of submission in your life

Difficulty receiving admonition; See the receiving of admonition as

you must be right so you easily a blessing and need in your life so
VIEW OF ADMONITION
get your feelings hurt and close that your faults and weaknesses
your spirit to discipline are exposed and put to death

Open, patient and affectionate as

Guarded and conditional; based
you lay your life and agendas
upon others’ performance as you EXPRESSION OF LOVE
down in order to meet the needs
seek to get your own needs met
of others

SENSE OF GOD’S
Conditional and Distant Close and Intimate
PRESENCE

Bondage CONDITION Liberty

Feel like a Servant/Slave POSITION Feel like a Son/Daughter

Spiritual ambition; the earnest

To daily experience the Father’s
desire for some spiritual
unconditional love and acceptance
achievement and distinction and
VISION and then be sent as a
the willingness to strive for it; a
representative of His love to family
desire to be seen and counted
and others
among the mature

Fight for what you can get FUTURE Sonship releases your inheritance!

Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship by Jack Frost

Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship by Jack Frost