Gathered Around the Fire

Download QuickTime Player Toward the Center...(Download mp3 Audio) "Experiencing The Depths of Jesus Christ" by Madame Jeanne Guyon In the last chapter we discussed dealing with the outward senses. Here was our conclusion: If at any time you find your desires stirred up, those senses can best be deadened by a gentle retreat inward to a present God. Any other way of opposing your restless senses will merely stimulate them further. As you come into this deeper level of knowing the Lord, you will eventually come ot discover a principle I will call the law of central tendency. What do I mean by the law of central tendency? As you continue holding your soul deep in your inward parts, you will discover that God has a magnetic attracting quality! Your God is like a magnet! The Lord naturally draws you more and more toward Himself. The next thing you notice is this: As you move toward the center, the Lord purifies you of all the things that are not of Him. This is illustrated in natu...

Download QuickTime Player Living Indoors...(Download mp3 Audio) "Experiencing The Depths of Jesus Christ" by Madame Jeanne Guyon In the last chapter we concluded by saying that the believer who is utterly in love with the Lord will not even desire the things that might offend the object of his affection. I will go on to say it is only by abandonment that it is possible to reach that total victory in subduing your senses and your desires. Why is this so? Actually, the reason is very obvious. First of all, you must understand the workings of your innermost parts. Where do your five senses draw their life and energy? From your soul. It is your soul that gives life and energy to your five senses; and when your senses become aroused, they in turn stimulate your desires. How can we speak of total victory over the five senses and over the passions and desire that becomes aroused through them? If your body were dead, you would not be able to feel, and you certainly would have no desi...