Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ, Jeanne Guyon, Christian Books Publishing House, Auburn Maine, 1975.

There is nothing in this universe that is easier to obtain than the enjoyment of Jesus Christ. Your Lord is more present to you than you are to yourself; his desire to give Himself to you is greater than your desire to lay hold of Him.

The Lord’s chief desire is to reveal Himself to you and, in order for Him to do that, He gives you abundant grace.

The Lord gives you the experience of enjoying His presence. He touches you, and His touch is so delightful that, more than ever, you are drawn inwardly to Him.

As you come, come with a deep sense of love; come to Him very gently; come to Him with a deep sense of worship.

There is a fire within you and it ebbs and grows. That fire, when it ebbs, must be gently fanned, but only gently. Just as soon as that fire begins to burn, again cease all your efforts.

As you come to the Lord bring a heart that is not seeking anything for itself, that only desires to please Him and do His will.

He hides Himself for a purpose, to rouse you from spiritual laziness, to cause you to pursue Him

Knowing the depths of Jesus Christ is not a method, but a life-long attitude. It is a matter of being enveloped by God and possessed by Him

Abandonment is the key to the inward spiritual life, it is one thing to reach this state; it is another thing to remain there.

Great faith produces great abandonment.

Abandonment is casting off all your cares, dropping all your needs. This includes your spiritual needs.

Abandonment is practiced by continually losing your own will in the will of God.

In the past it was natural for you to live on the surface of your being; now it will be your habit to live in the center of your being where your Lord dwells.

The center of anything always exerts a very powerful drawing force, as with gravity and the stars. That fact is even more true in the spiritual realm. On the one hand, there is a drawing force in the center of your being; it is powerful and irresistible. And on the other hand, there is also a very strong tendency in every person to be reunited to his center. The center is not only drawing the object away from the surface, but the object itself tends toward its center.

The soul needs no other force to draw it than the weight of love.

Jesus Christ is the great magnet of your soul, but of your soul only. He will not draw the impurities and mixtures that are mingled with it. Any such impurities prevent His full power of attraction.

The more the soul advances toward its center—that is, the farther it is removed from the surface—the less the soul exerts itself.

When we speak of continual prayer, we are speaking of a prayer that originates from within. It originates there and works out, filling and permeating your whole being.
Rest quietly before the Lord. Let this simple quiet rest in Him always be your preparation for everything.

Prayer is a melting, a dissolving and an uplifting of the soul. It causes the soul to ascend to God.

The soul acts in response to the moving of God’s Spirit. “For all who are being led by the Spirit, these are the sons and daughters of God” -Rom 8:14

The soul must simply follow the Spirit until it reaches its ultimate end.

Nothing is as quick to return to its center as is the soul to the Spirit. Therefore hold your soul at peace. The more peaceful your soul is, the more quickly it is able to move toward God, its center.

The experience of union begins very simply when there is born in you a desire for God. When the soul begins to turn inward to the life of the Spirit; when the soul begins to fall under the powerful, magnetic attraction of the Spirit. At this point, an earnest desire for union with God is born.

The Spirit intercedes in you for all that is necessary for your perfection.

Simply keep returning to Him each time you have wandered away. When something is repeated over and over, it becomes a habit. This is true even of your soul. After much practice your soul forms the habit of turning inward to God.

When this act has been formed in you, it will express itself as a continual abiding in your spirit and a continuous exchange of love between you and the Lord.

Inside your spirit there is an act going on. It is a sweet sinking into Deity. The inward attraction—the magnetic pull—becomes more and more powerful. Your soul, dwelling in love, is drawn by this powerful attraction and sinks continually deeper into that love.

Under the powerful attraction of God drawing you into Himself, the inward activity has increased; it has become deep, inward, hidden and outwardly imperceptible.

After the ship has left port, the pilot is content to spread the sails and hold the rudder. All he does now is keep the swiftly moving vessel gently on its course.

When the winds are favourable, the pilot rests from his work and leaves the ship to be moved by the wind. Oh what progress they make without becoming the least bit tired. They are making more progress in one hour without any effort than they ever did before even when exerting all their strength. If the oars were used now, it would only slow the ship and cause fatigue,…they are now useless and unnecessary.

The heart is the key. The heart alone can oppose His sovereignty. In gaining the heart, the Lord’s sovereignty is confessed and highly honored.