The Secret of Guidance Book

The first thing one will notice about this book, which was written in 1896, is the older English use of many words. Unless is familiar with this style, it will make for somewhat slower, if not difficult, reading. However, I found that the slower I read, letting the words pour slowly into my brain, the more richness, and understanding I received from the text. Indeed, Meyer had an uncanny ability to use metaphorical language to present his lessons in majestic splendor. Let me share a couple of examples:

When speaking of his nearness to God, Meyer says:

"Often amid the assault of temptation or the fury of the storm that sweeps over the surface of my nature, I cannot detect His form or hear Him say, "It is I." But I dare to believe He is there; `not without me, but within; not as a transient sojourner for a night, but as a perpetual inmate; not altered by my changes from earnestness to lethargy, from the summer of love to the winter of despondency, but always and unchangeably the same."

And, again, regarding the inner Christian life: "Christ is in the believer. He indwells the heart by faith, as the sun indwells the lowliest flowers that unfurl their petals and bare their hearts to its beams."

This very brief book is full of such nuggets for Christian living. I read the ebook version and I can say that the accuracy of the conversion from the written page to the electronic book left much to be desired. In any case, this book, which is now in the public domain, should be a sure pick for Christians who want to live a spirit-filled life.