not a fan.

so I'm currently finishing a book by kyle idleman called "not a fan" it is an amazing read and i suggest anyone who wants to better understand their relationship with Christ and what is expected from a follower. it's hard to put this book down!!! one of the paragraphs from page 91 has just jumped out at me and completely engulfed my heart. it reads as follows....

"Sometimes I hear people talk about the different men and women of the Old Testament, and there is a hint of jealousy. They may say it, or just insinuate it, but here's what they communicate...

What would it have been like to hear God's voice and see him move in such powerful ways? I wish it was the same for us as it was for those whose stories we read about in Scripture. When I get to heaven I can't wait to ask David, Elijah, or Moses what it was like.

(((((here's the powerful paragraph that has my heart hostage)))))))))))

But I think it will be just the opposite in heaven. Before we can ask David what it was like to slay the giant, to win the battles, he'll say, Tell me what is was like on earth to have the Holy Spirit living inside of you giving you strength when you are weak.  We might say to Elijah, what was it like to call down fire from heaven before the prophets of Baal and to raise that boy from the dead? And I think Elijah might say, Yeah, he actually ended up dying again. You tell me what it's like to have God living inside of you. What was it like to live life on earth with the Holy Spirit giving you joy when you're depressed or giving you the power to overcome that sin in your life? We might say to Moses, What was it like to follow the cloud by day and the fire by night? What was it like to meet with God on that mountain? And Moses might say, I had to climb that mountain to meet with God. You tell me what it was like to have Him dwell within you every day. What was it like to have the Holy Spirit giving you directions when you dind't know what to do or where to go?"

wow. does that just not make you think!?!?! God is living in us people!!! :) what an amazing feeling!
good night guys. hope it spoke to you like it did to me :)