"For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God." --(Romans 8:14)--
--DURING A CHURCH SERVICE I attended with my parents, according to the usual practice we held hands while saying the Lord's Prayer together. As I stood with one hand clasped to my mother's and the other to my father's, I was struck by the thought that I will always be their daughter. Although I'm firmly in my middle age, I can still be called "the child of David and Joan." I reflected that not only am I their daughter, but I will always be a child of GOD.
The apostle Paul wanted the people in the church at Rome to understand that their identity was based on being adopted members of God's family (ROMANS 8:15). Because they had been born of the Spirit (V.14), no longer did they need to be enslaved to things that didn't really matter. Rather, through the gift of the Holy Spirit, they were "heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ" (V.17).
To those who follow Christ, what difference does this make? Quite simply, everything! Our identity as children of God provides our foundation and shapes how we see ourselves and the world. For instance, knowing that we are part of God's family helps us to step out of our comfort zone as we follow Him.- We can also be free from seeking the approval of others.
Today, why not ponder what it means to be GOD's child? ~~
"Lord God, help me to live out of my central identity as Your child. Release me to live by Your Holy Spirit, that I might share Your love and hope to others. In Jesus Name." -- -Jesus said, "I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." --"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." --(Ephesians 2:8,9) [ Friends, once you surrender your life to Jesus Christ, and follow in His steps, you are 'saved' form the world's control over you. You belong in His eternal family. Christ has already paid your and my sin-debt by dying on the Cross. Come today. Give yourself to the Creator of the Universe and rest assured that you will live eternally with Christ Jesus, King of kings and Lord above lords. ~~]"I Give Myself Away"/ William McDowell /
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Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]
We can also be free from seeking the approval of others. 
Friends, once you surrender your life to Jesus Christ, and follow in His steps, you are 'saved' form the world's control over you. You belong in His eternal family. Christ has already paid your and my sin-debt by dying on the Cross. Come today. Give yourself to the Creator of the Universe and rest assured that you will live eternally with Christ Jesus, King of kings and Lord above lords. ~~]