Intertwined

1 Corinthians 6:13,17 "The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body . . . But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him."

Wow, this is interesting. Our bodies were born with temptations, but that's not what they were designed for. Our bodies are meant for the Lord, and the Lord is meant for the body. Maybe this is why God originally seemed to have no intention for David or anybody to build Him a house. God was aspiring to something greater. Not greater as in bigger or more important, but greater as in something infinitely sweeter.

God, the Creator of the universe, wanted to dwell in the halls of our hearts.

He wanted to not just see what's in our hearts, but to be close to it.

He wanted to be a vital part of what's dearest to us.

And He wanted His Spirit flowing freely through us, not as helpless puppets but as servants gladly doing His will without having to really worry what His will is. God wants to be so closely intertwined with us that our spirits are one. I don't mean this heretically. I'm not trying to promote equality with God or flatter "the god within us." But I do believe that God wants to live within us, that He wants to be unfathomably close. And some of us are too scared to let Him in. Some of us (including me) are sometimes afraid to let Him have absolutely full sway.

I don't want to be one of those people