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Sonship Empowers Receiving Instruction and Correction for Growth

May 9, 2013 by Robert Hartzell

Sonship Empowers Receiving Instruction and Correction for Growth

God wanted to bring growth to my life. At first I battled embracing sonship to receive this growth in the package it came in. Let me explain.

When I was in my 20’s, I felt like ministry was not really working out for me, so I had the bright idea to try selling cars, of all things. I worked with a guy named E.T. He was a cool guy, always fun to be around, not judgmental of others or of his own lifestyle choices, which you might have called “loose,” to say the least. I was a young zealot of a Christian in those days, and one day I made some judgmental comment wherein E.T. said, “Robert, you’re tight.” He took it upon himself to elaborate on the number of ways I was not open and giving to other people. Sonship Empowers Receiving Instruction and Correction for GrowthNeedless to say, I did not really understand or appreciate this comment.

I went to my office fuming. “If E.T. knew what I gave in tithes and offerings he would not call me tight,” I thought. As I cooled off a little, I was able to ask God if there was any truth to E.T.s statement.

God began opening my eyes to many ways that I was actually tight. It flashed in my mind how I would often hide my demo (the car I was loaned from the dealership to drive), so if a customer came for service who needed to borrow a car to drive, the manager would look out the window and see some other salesmen’s demo to offer them. I realized that just because I give my tithe and some offerings, there are many other ways God wants me to be giving. Money is not the only way to give.

A whole new picture of what it means to give opened up. As I embraced a broader lifestyle of giving, a broader array of God’s blessings came into my life.

Are you willing to ask God today if you are giving in all the ways you could be?

Filed Under: Sonship Tagged With: Christianity, emotions, giving, Life skills, love, Sonship

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About Robert Hartzell

Robert Hartzell is the director of Robert Hartzell Inc. An organization dedicated to equipping people with tools for emotional health and Christian maturity. He also leads Fountains of Life, a missions ministry for equipping leaders in the nations.
Robert is the Author of The Sonship Empowered Life and Fathering Leadership. He is also a speaker on Fathering Leadership, The Father's Love, and Sonship.
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hmmdbookWant to go deeper in your experience of the Father’s Love? Get The Sonship Empowered Life, A Road Map to Growth and Maturity.

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