Orphan vs Son/Daughter

I'm reading some material on the difference between and orphan heart and the heart of a son/daughter.

The first orphan ever was Lucifer when he was expelled from heaven.

Eve was deceived into orphan thinking. "Just do it the way you want to - eat of the wrong tree". Father God knew when Adam and Eve had sinned. They went into hiding and did not want fellowship with Him. They closed their hearts off. The Father wanted to cover them but orphan thinking is this: 1. They will not take personal responsibility 2. They will blame others or become angry with themselves. For one who chooses orphan thinking, he will end up leaving the garden of God's love.

There is a UNIVERSAL PROBLEM: Not one of us has ever experienced SONSHIP. We are all born with an orphan spirit. We are all born as orphans in this world. We can be born again, spirit-filled, etc, but still have orphan thinking. The turning point is is John 14:18-23 "I will not leave you as orphans (comfortless, desolate, bereaved, forlorn, helpless). I will come back to you.

Orphans have no faith for anyone to meet their need. The only thing they know is to take for themselves. Even if you have been introduced to the Father, you can't receive His love. You can legally be a son/daughter, but still live your life as if you don't have a home and you can't receive His love. Hebrews 12:7 & 8 talks about receiving correction from God, as sons and daughters. So, if we can't receive discipline, correction and guidance then we become like an illegitmate child or spiritual orphans. One of a father's duties is to help his child deal with his/her heart - anger, bitterness, etc. If a child experiences that there is something inside them that is against their father, we need to ask the following question: "When did you cease from being the son/daughter of your father and mother? The day you rejected your father and mother because they hurt you so badly, from then on you stopped trusting and stepped further into an orphan spirit.

Next time I'll talk about the 12 Step progression to having an orphan heart..and then the outward signs.