Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ

So I'm reading "Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ" by Jeanne Guyon and I'm being wrecked over and over by the Holy Spirit - waking me up again and again -it's like getting slapped in the face over and over again in a good and life giving way - and I'm also writing on a paper on it - which is making me interface with the truths in it even more. I've lived so much of this book already yet see God calling me to deeper depths with Him and so feel like there is soooo much more that He wants to bring me into. So much more of Jesus I want - so much more of me I want to give Him. To be one with Christ. what a thought!

It's like He's speaking afresh again and connecting the 'dots' in my life with Him. I HIGHLY recommend everyone and anyone who wants to know Jesus more fully and walk with Him more intimately to get this book, read it, digest it, experience God in it, and live it. I can only imagine one of the results being us looking more like Jesus, having more of His heart, nature and life flowing in us and through us. WOW! this is by far one of the best books I've "experienced' (and this book needs to be experienced and not just read by our 'natural' mind) and i read a lot.

Here's an excerpt:

Abandonment and A Holy Life

What is the result of walking continually before God in a state of abandonment? The ultimate result is godliness. Godliness is something that comes from God. The more you possess God & the more we are possessed by God - the more we are made like Him.

But it must be a godliness that has grown from within you. If godliness is not from deep within you, it is only a mask. The mere outward appearance of godliness is as changeable as a garment. But when godliness is produced in you from the Life that is deep within you – then that godliness is real, lasting, and the genuine essence of the Lord. “The King’s daughter is all glorious within.” (Psalm 45:13)

"Dear child of God, why do you not instantly cast yourself into the arms of Love? What possible risk do you take in depending solely upon God? What risk do you run by abandoning yourself completely to Him? The Lord will not deceive you (that is, unless it is to bestow on you more abundance than you ever imagined)."