Amazing Book

I just finished reading a great book, called Forgotten God by Francis Chan. It is about the neglect of the Holy Spirit, something so unique to Christianity that so many Christians forget. This book really made you think about your life and how you are living..

Are you really living a Spirit Filled Life? Are you really living and tuned in to the Holy Spirit DAILY? Not just asking for God's plan in your life, which is a cop-out to always be praying for his will in your life "some day" instead of praying God's will for your life today.

"God's will for my life" is an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. It's safer to commit to following Him someday instead of this day.

Here are some more good lines from the book that really hit me- great Selah moments...

I don't want my life to be explainable with out the Holy Spirit.

"Taking my cross" has become a euphemism for getting through life's typical burdens without a semi-good attitude. Typical life burdens such as: bills, illness, college tuition, jobs loss, house won't sell... These are felt by everyone whether or not they follow the Way of Jesus.

What difference does your presence here make?

I think the fear of God failing us leads us to "cover for God". This means we ask for less, expect less, and are satisfied with less because we are afraid to ask for or expect more.

I don't want to keep crawling when I have the ability to fly. (caterpillar illustration)

Well I hope I didn't give you all the meat and potatoes, but it is a really good book you should read. If you don't want to spend the $10-15, let me know and you can borrow it!!