A Christian bookstore owner was looking for rare out-of-print books to add to his collection and he came upon an English translation of a book written in the 1600s by Madame Jeanne Guyon entitled A Short and Easy Method of Prayer.
This book proceeds to basically teach the 4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice, sharing that when you are quiet enough and even when doing mindless activities, God speaks into your heart with spontaneous pictures, words and thoughts and can guide and lead you personally through this type of meditation. You can access a free download of this book here.
Quotes from the book
Page 10 - When the Divine Presence is granted us, and we gradually relish silence and repose...
Page 33 - When the soul is in its central tendency, or, in other words, is returned through recollection into itself... Nothing, indeed, can equal the swiftness of this tendency to the centre: and though an action, yet it is so noble, so peaceful, so full of tranquility, so natural and spontaneous, that it appears to the soul as if it did not act at all.
Page 33 - When S. Paul speaks of our being led by the Spirit of God, it is not meant that we should cease from action; but that we should act through the internal agency of His Grace. This is finely represented by the Prophet Ezekiel's vision of the “wheels...
As she wrote in one of her poems: "There was a period when I chose a time and place for prayer. ... But now I seek that constant prayer, in inward stillness."
History repeats itself
I am fascinated by how God gives these true revelations to each generation in His own unique way. So we are not the first generation to be presented with the 4 keys to hearing God's voice (stillness, vision, spontaneity, journaling). It is such a life-giving message we carry, and I am so grateful for each one who learns these keys, uses them to establish intimacy with God, and shares them with those who are hungry!
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