When my mother-in-law left this book with us I was intrigued by the title. I picked it up and just kept reading. Finished it in three weeks, which is really fast for me these days. I can’t say it is the best book I ever read or its stunning prose brought forth a veritable cornucopia of revelations about my inner being and the very nature of God. It was a good read though, and I’d recommend it to anyone trying to deepen their walk with Jesus. I was actually quite happy to find a source outside my church that taught the same concepts about Christianity that I’ve been learning over the last three years.
At first look the cover, title and image of the author on the back made me gag. It looks like everything I thought I hated before I believed. A holier than thou preacher telling me how he thought I should live my life. Actually the book is a gentle push toward a vision of a better life that is available to all of us through Jesus. The trinity is not a concept that I can explain but it is reality. God is three in one: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit the Counselor. The book deals with how the Holy Spirit indwells Christians from the very first moment we believe. It is up to us to learn how to listen to the Spirit, and surrender to God’s will for our lives.
There was lots of good stuff in the book but the thing that really stood out to me was the fact that the Bible refers to the Holy Spirit in the masculine. He shall come. He will guide you. That kind of thing. I must admit that before I read this book I thought of the Holy Spirit as more of a force like Star Wars or following my eastern roots the Tao. The fact that the Holy Spirit has a personality, emotions and loves changes the whole dynamic for me. Now I see Him as a tangible link to God that is always with me.
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