And so we should not be like cringing, fearful slaves, but we should behave like God’s very own children, adopted into the bosom of His family, and calling to Him, “Abba, Father.” For His Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts and tells us that we really are Children of God. And since we are His children, we will share His treasures. For all God gives to His Son Jesus is now ours too. But if we are to share His glory, we must also share His suffering. Romans 8:15-17 Are you a Child of God? For the

Most of us live at the level of conscious awareness. Consciously serving and consciously devoted to God. Christian maturity is produced in the life of a Child of God at the unconscious level, where we are so totally surrendered to God that we are not even aware of being used by Him. When we are consciously aware of being used as broken bread and poured out wine, we have yet another level to reach, a level where all awareness of ourselves and of what God is doing through us is completely eliminated. A saint is never consciously a saint. A