The mature Christian lives a Trinitarian Spirituality; therefore....

The spiritually mature Christian has an intimate relationship to the Father. We are grateful to the Father because he created us from all eternity. Look at Romans 8:29-30. "For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified." We are his children. He is our Abba Father. And because he is our Father he continually does three things for us. He Provides for us. "Your heavenly Father knows that you need them." (see Mattew 6: 25-34). He Protects us. We are always under attack from the flesh, the world and the devil. He is always intervening in our lives to guard and rescue us. The Father Preserves us. He has a plan for our life and he continually works his plan if we will cooperate. His plan is to remake us into his Son's image and character. Do you experiece these three workings of the Father in your life.

Salvation came to each of us as a gift in the form of Jesus. How our hearts rejoice in that! We no longer have to live in fear of death or the hold Satan once had on our lives, for we are alive in Christ and our hope is eternal. It was love, the unfailing love of the Father, that prompted our salvation. It was love that led Jesus to the cross. It was love that refused to leave us in sin and death, but chose rather to offer what was most precious to pay the penalty for us. Surely this is a love that we can trust for all eternity! Such an unfailing love is ours because the Father loves us unconditionally. His love for us knows no bounds: it cannot be contained. Surely this is a love that has gained our trust. We can trust the Father with every aspect of our lives, because it is His love for us that motivates each action therein. His love redeemed us, His love adopted us as children and His love will see us home. Now that is cause for rejoicing! (from Quiet Waters)

Father, you have been so good to me. Surely I will sing your praises! Thank you for the gift of salvation; how my heart rejoices in the gift of Jesus! Your love is overwhelming and yet it is mine. How can I not trust you with all parts of my life? Forgive me when I hold back out of fear. Father, I ask that your love would crush those fears and move me forward where you want me to go. Surely you are worthy of all the praise, the honor and the glory forever! Amen (from Quiet Waters)

The spiritually mature Christian has an intimate relationship to Jesus. Christ Jesus suffered and died for me and all mankind so that we could be reconciled to the Father. He therefore saved us for God. This is eternal life now and forever. We are so grateful to Jesus for his life, his teachings, his example, his death, his resurrectiona and ascension. Jesus will return again one day for you and I. Then I will be reunited with my spiritual body and enjoy the communion and union with the Holy Trinity. He is my Truth and I will continually learn from his by my study of the gospels. He is my Way and I will follow him as best I can. He is my Life, for St Paul says, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

The spiritually mature Christian has an intimate relationship to the Holy Spirit. She is born again in the Spirit, she walks and talks in the Spirit, she is filled with the Spirit. We are the temples of the Holy Spirit where true worship is offered. "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth." The Spirit is working in your life to sanctify you and make you holy. He speaks to you in many ways if you know how to hear and listen. Do you experience the Holy Spirit Voice of the Father and Jesus through the Holy Spirit?