Last year I did a quick review of a book called Crazy Love by Francis Chan. Great, great book.
I just finished his second book: “Forgotten God”. This one focuses on the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives. For many Christians, the Holy Spirit is the most mysterious and least understood aspect of the Trinity. Yet He is the Counselor that Jesus promised. He is the one that lives inside of us. He is the one that helps us to understand Scripture and convict us of sin. He is the one that prays to the Father on our behalf when we are at a loss for how to pray.
He is God.
If I could only remember one line from the book, it would be this one.
I don’t want my life to be explainable without the the Holy Spirit.
I don’t. I really don’t. I don’t merely want to do things that any reasonable intelligent, hard-working person could do. I don’t want an “explainable” marriage or “explainable” kids. I don’t want to exhibit just the “Fruit of Hard Work” or the “Fruit of a Disciplined Life”…I want to display the “Fruit of the Spirit”.
As with Crazy Love, I would highly, highly recommend this book. Read it.
2 comments
Romona Dodd says:
May 17, 2010 at 3:58 am (UTC -5 )
Just got the book Crazy Love and looking forward to reading it!!
Thanks Tom for the recommednation!
Ken Hamilton says:
May 20, 2010 at 9:46 am (UTC -5 )
God used this book to speak to me on many different levels. After reading this book, the “Holy Spirit” has directed me to do a few things that I would have never expected.
Great Book ! Be careful to read it because it might just change your life !