Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship

Jack Frost's book Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship should be required reading for every Christian. Frost, who was a fisherman and a sea captain before going to Bible school, uses his experiences on the sea to flesh out spiritual truths about living like an orphan or living like a son. He stresses that only a son receives an inheritance. An orphan receives nothing. His clear definitions and list of behaviors help us identify areas where we may be operating at less than our true position in God's family. We can be a son and live as if we are orphans. Frost

lays his own life open to scrutiny as he tells the story of how, even in ministry, he was living like an orphan for many years. He stresses that an "orphan spirit" can be part of the make-up of new Christians or those who have spent their entire lives in the Church. It's what keeps us from walking in spiritual maturity, and keeps us enslaved to our own mission instead of God's. Orphan thinking--not fully understanding and accepting God's love for us--keeps us from receiving the blessings he has for us. It can infiltrate every aspect of our relationships or just certain areas of weakness. This is an excellent book for finding and identifying those weaknesses so that change is possible. His eight steps take you from an orphan to a Son to live the life you were meant to live. I highly recommend this book. As the subtitle says, "your destiny awaits you."