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Every one of us has to deal at some point with the manifestation of an orphan heart. It doesn’t matter whether you were raised in a dysfunctional home or a stable, well-established home. Even growing up in a good home lled with a father’s unconditional love and acceptance does not necessarily mean that you will not struggle with orphan thinking and be subject to your own mission.Consider the example of the prodigal son and his older brother in Luke 15. Although theyWe all were born with an orphan heart. We all are subject to our own mission from birth. ink about it-----is a 2 year old subject to his father’s mission or to his own mission? What about a 12 year old or an 18 year old? Our orphan heart problem stems all the way back to the Garden of Eden, where our rst human parents were deceived by Lucifer, the original spiritual orphan.Lucifer did not start out as an orphan, however. He began in beauty and splen- dor, surrounded by the glory and love ofexPosing the root oF the orPhan heartBy: Bonita Britt, Founder resurrection, redeMPtion, & restoration Ministries international"God is love!! e King of Heaven is all about perfect love, joy, and peace with no fear, insecurity, or anxiety. "were surrounded by the deep compassionate love of their father, each of them had an or- phan heart that prevented him from enjoy- ing intimacy with his father. e older son was angry and saw his father as someone to obey, while the younger son saw his father on an intimate level. It took the younger son leaving home and becoming destitute before he came to his senses, returned to his father, and embraced the sonship that had always been his. As for the older son, Scripture gives no indication that he ever reached that point.Father God: “You were in Eden, the gar- den of God; every precious stone was your covering; the sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, tur- quoise, and emerald with gold. e work- manship of our timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were cre- ated. You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; you were on the holy mountain of God’ you walked back and forth in the midst of ery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in8 CityLight.orgfebruary 2018