1 The Inward Witness The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. —Romans 8:16 John Wesley had two wonderful loving parents: Samuel and Susanna. Both had come from pious families and were determined that their own children would carry on the family heritage of service to God. But Samuel didn’t have an easy life. He constantly battled poverty and misfortune. With a large family, money was always tight and so when disaster struck, it hit the Wesley household hard.