When I was around 14 years old, I was introduced to a book called Twilight. This book along with it's saga buddies has now moved on to major motion pictures and you would have to live in a cave in Siberia to not know what it is. Back then however I thought I had discovered a diamond in the rough. These books had me hooked like no other I had ever read. Whenever I was reading, it would take a whole lot to tear me away. If someone did manage to steal my attention for the time being I would be so excited to get back into my comfy chair in my room to read some more. Within a year I had proceeded to read Twilight 6 times. That's right. 6 times. By now of course I know basically all there is to know about Twilight. I kicked butt on any trivia quizzes on this book. Nobody would surprise me with a fact that they knew. When in a sea of people I heard the words; "twilight", "Edward and Bella", or "vampires that sparkle?" I would instantly perk up and try to join the conversation. We would then proceed to argue over who was better for Bella. Mr. Edward Perfection Cullen, or Jacob Biceps Black. And I would show off all my "knows". I was a total stereotypical Twihard Twilighter. (I don't really like twilight anymore... movies ruined it for me :P)
This all got me thinking. What would it be like to read the Bible the way I used to read Twilight. To look forward to any spare moment I had just to get back to my room and read it. To rock Bible trivia. To know the Bible so well that nothing someone told me would surprise me. To have read the Bible countless times but still experience it in a new exciting way every time. When I am in a group of people and hear the words; "Jesus", "God", or "The Bible", that I would instantly need to get into that group and just talk about God's Word. I hope that someday I can be that intimate with God. That I could be a die hard fan of Jesus Christ.
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