Abandonment & a Holy Life - Chapter 9

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"Experiencing The Depths of Jesus Christ" by Madame Jeanne Guyon

Recap & Intro:
Chapter 6: Abandonment

To penetrate deeper in the experience of Jesus Christ, it is required that you begin to abandon your whole existence, giving it up to God. Let us take the daily occurrences of life as an illustration. You must utterly believe that the circumstances of your life, that is every minute of your life, as well as the whole course of your life--anything, yes, everything that happens--have all come to you by His will and by His permission. You must utterly believe that everything that has happened to you is from God and is exactly what you need.

Chapter 7: Abandonment & Suffering

You must be patient in all the suffering that God sends you. If your love for the Lord is pure, you will love Him as much on Calvary as on Mount Tabor. The Lord Jesus loved His father on Mount Tabor where He was transfigured, but He loved Him no less on Calvary where He was crucified. Surely, then you should love the Lord as much on Calvary, for it was there that He made the greatest display of His love.

Chapter 8: Abandonment & Revelation

As revelation comes to you, something happens; Jesus Christ actually makes an imprint of Himself upon your soul. Each time He comes to you, He leaves a new and different impression of His nature upon you.

Soon there are many different expressions of His nature impressed into your being.

Perhaps you have heard that you should think on the different experiences of Jesus Christ. But it is far better for you to bear, to carry, these experiences of Jesus Christ within yourself.

Chapter 9 Abandonment & a Holy Life

What is the result of walking continually before God in a state of abandonment? The ultimate result is godliness. Once you have made this relationship with God part of your life, godliness is easily within your reach.

What do we mean by godliness? Godliness is something that comes from God.
If you are faithful to learn this simple way to experience your Lord, you will take possession of God. And as you possess Him, you will inherit all His traits.

This is godliness: The more you possess God, the more you are made like Him. (you are transformed)

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)

How, then, is godliness achieved?

The Christian, who has learned to be abandoned to Jesus Christ and who walks in a life of abandonment to Him, practices godliness in the highest degree.

But you would never hear such a person claim to possess any particular spirituality at all. Why? Because, that Christian has become totally united with God. It is the Lord Himself who is leading that believer into this very thorough practice of godliness.

The Lord is very jealous over any saint who is utterly abandoned to Him. He does not let that believer have any pleasures at all, outside of Himself.

Is abandonment the only thing necessary to bring us into godliness? No, but if you become faithful in following everything that has been said so far, godliness will come. But do not forget that suffering is included in the experience of abandonment. It is the fire of suffering which will bring forth the gold of godliness.

Do not be fearful that you will not wish to walk this way. In the level of experience of which I now speak there is a hunger for suffering. Such Christians burn with love for the Lord. In fact if they were permitted to follow their own desires, they would put themselves under a great deal of discipline, even excessive self-denial. Once such a love burns within the heart of a believer, he thinks of nothing but how to please his beloved Lord. He begins to neglect himself - no, far more than that – in love with the Lord, he completely forgets about himself.

As his love for the Lord grows, so does his hatred for his self-life.

May you learn this path.

Oh, if this simple way to prayer, this simple experience of Jesus Christ, could be acquired by the Lord’s children, the whole church of God would easily be reformed.

This way of prayer, this simple relationship to your Lord, is suited for everyone; it is just as suited for the dull and the ignorant as it is for the well educated. This prayer, this experience which begins so simply, has as its end a totally abandoned love to the Lord.

Only one thing is required—love.

St. Augustine said, “Love… then do as you please.” For when you have learned to love, you will not even desire to do those things that might offend the One you love.



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