Sowing Into My Inheritance,
God began to reveal to me I was dishonoring authority by orphan thinking whenever I felt that authority didn’t need a blessing. Sons recognize the power of sowing into their inheritance by seeking to bless those who have blessed them as well as blessing others as they have been blessed. As Paul told the Romans,”if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are indebted to minister to them also in material things” (Romans 12:27). As I encountered this verse in my new mindset as a son, I realized that I had a debt to all the people who had put up with me in my “teenage” years, my years of spiritual immaturity when I did more taking from people than giving. With a new outlook I’m faced with this question; how much grief and pain had I caused some of the other people in my life because of my immaturity in valuing them for what they could do for me?
Who are you endeared to? The one who taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh from the flesh reaps corruption, but the one who sows to the spirit will from the spirit reap eternal life. (Gal. 6:6-8). Think about all the people you owe a spiritual debt to. Who nurtured you in to faith? Who mentored you? Who matured you in things of God? Who modeled the Fathers love for you sincerely, regardless of how imperfectly? Who tolerated being valued by you for what they could do for you rather that for relationship sake? Have you sowed materially into their lives and ministries? Are you making what is important to them important to you?
God has been opening my eyes, I realized I’d never repaid my debt. “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows [into his spiritual authorities materially], this he will also reap.” When a special offering is received for someone in authority in your life and you grieve over it and send the least you can get away with, the verse implies that you will reap corruption. It can reveal a heart issue of dishonor. No inheritance for orphans. But if you sow to the spirit, you will reap eternal life. Inheritance is for sons.
God showed me I have to the poor, I gave to missions, I gave here and there; but because my authorities didn’t need it, it never crossed my mind to give; I have been failing to honor them by not giving. But it wasn’t about their need; it was about wether I was an orphan or a son, about whether I am willing to get underneath and push up. It is about my need to sow honor in order that, later in life, I might reap honor and become an influencer for the Kingdom of God in the lives of others.
So what does that look like on the mission field I’m praying god will give to me so I can give away! Father you know my finances bc there yours, so father in accordance with Romans 15:27, 1 Cor. 9:11, and Galatians 6:6-8, I ask you to supply the seed for the sower, bread for food and that you might multiply the harvest. So if I see a need or a way to bless anyone I come in contact with, I give. If I hear of a need or a way to bless someone back home I want to seize the opportunity to give. I have been praying for divine appointments and opportunities to give. I am genuinely grasping the concept that everything is the Lord’s and we are here to learn how to be good stewards of everything he gives. Although I have made the decision to make sowing into my inheritance not just about finances but also about my time, focus and loyalty. Whatever is important to them, I’m going to make important to me. I desire to search out ever possible way to honor, bless, support, and promote their families, work, and ministries. This is a biblical principle. We have a debt, and it is an honor to discharge that debt by blessing materially and with our loyalty and emotional support, each of those who have put up with me when I had an orphan heart. That is sowing into my inheritance and help displacing orphan thinking into a heart of sonship!
God began to reveal to me I was dishonoring authority by orphan thinking whenever I felt that authority didn’t need a blessing. Sons recognize the power of sowing into their inheritance by seeking to bless those who have blessed them as well as blessing others as they have been blessed. As Paul told the Romans,”if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are indebted to minister to them also in material things” (Romans 12:27). As I encountered this verse in my new mindset as a son, I realized that I had a debt to all the people who had put up with me in my “teenage” years, my years of spiritual immaturity when I did more taking from people than giving. With a new outlook I’m faced with this question; how much grief and pain had I caused some of the other people in my life because of my immaturity in valuing them for what they could do for me?
Who are you endeared to? The one who taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh from the flesh reaps corruption, but the one who sows to the spirit will from the spirit reap eternal life. (Gal. 6:6-8). Think about all the people you owe a spiritual debt to. Who nurtured you in to faith? Who mentored you? Who matured you in things of God? Who modeled the Fathers love for you sincerely, regardless of how imperfectly? Who tolerated being valued by you for what they could do for you rather that for relationship sake? Have you sowed materially into their lives and ministries? Are you making what is important to them important to you?
God has been opening my eyes, I realized I’d never repaid my debt. “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows [into his spiritual authorities materially], this he will also reap.” When a special offering is received for someone in authority in your life and you grieve over it and send the least you can get away with, the verse implies that you will reap corruption. It can reveal a heart issue of dishonor. No inheritance for orphans. But if you sow to the spirit, you will reap eternal life. Inheritance is for sons.
God showed me I have to the poor, I gave to missions, I gave here and there; but because my authorities didn’t need it, it never crossed my mind to give; I have been failing to honor them by not giving. But it wasn’t about their need; it was about wether I was an orphan or a son, about whether I am willing to get underneath and push up. It is about my need to sow honor in order that, later in life, I might reap honor and become an influencer for the Kingdom of God in the lives of others.
So what does that look like on the mission field I’m praying god will give to me so I can give away! Father you know my finances bc there yours, so father in accordance with Romans 15:27, 1 Cor. 9:11, and Galatians 6:6-8, I ask you to supply the seed for the sower, bread for food and that you might multiply the harvest. So if I see a need or a way to bless anyone I come in contact with, I give. If I hear of a need or a way to bless someone back home I want to seize the opportunity to give. I have been praying for divine appointments and opportunities to give. I am genuinely grasping the concept that everything is the Lord’s and we are here to learn how to be good stewards of everything he gives. Although I have made the decision to make sowing into my inheritance not just about finances but also about my time, focus and loyalty. Whatever is important to them, I’m going to make important to me. I desire to search out ever possible way to honor, bless, support, and promote their families, work, and ministries. This is a biblical principle. We have a debt, and it is an honor to discharge that debt by blessing materially and with our loyalty and emotional support, each of those who have put up with me when I had an orphan heart. That is sowing into my inheritance and help displacing orphan thinking into a heart of sonship!
ALL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO GOD WHOM GAVE A WORD OF FREEDOM TO A MAN NAMED: JACK FROST; HIS BOOK: SPIRITUAL SLAVERY TO SPIRITUAL SONSHIP
