Surrender to Love

Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality

By: David G. Benner

Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth

Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's Summary

A Personal Growth Finalist in the 2004 Word Guild Canadian Writing Awards!

"Only God deserves absolute surrender because only God can offer absolutely dependable love." In our self-reliant era, most of us recoil from the concept of surrendering to a power or authority outside ourselves. But surrender need not be seen as threatening, especially when the One to whom we surrender is the epitome of goodness and love. God doesn't want his people to respond to him out of fear or obligation. Rather, he invites us to enter into an authentic relationship of intimacy and devotion. And so God calls us to move beyond mere obedience - by surrendering to love.

In this profound audiobook, David Benner explores the twin themes of love and surrender as the heart of Christian spirituality. Through careful examination of Scripture and reflection on the Christian tradition, Benner shows how God bids us to trust fully in his perfect love. Writing with mature wisdom gleaned from many years of integrating psychological and spiritual insight, Benner demonstrates keen perception and sensitivity to the realities of spiritual formation. In each chapter he includes meditative exercises to guide you into a greater experience of trust and spiritual transformation. God is love, and he intends for you to live in his love. Surrender to Love will lead you to an unexpected place, where yieldedness to God frees you to become who he created you to be.

©2003 David G. Benner (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Just what I needed. 💜

Beautiful book - Life changing. So blessed it found me. Thank you DG Benner for sharing it.

Life Changing

when you surrender to God's love, life flows so much better. God's Love is like no other, He loves us perfectly!

Great Study!

Worth digesting with the Bible scriptures mentioned. Worth. taking every word to God!
Let God refill your love tank!

Another Important Book By Dr. Benner

Transformation is what happens to us when we unconditionally yield to God's Love for us.

Surrendering is the way

The author invites us to move beyond our own situations to give ourselves to God by surrendering. He weaves insights and stories of people he has worked with into a concept from Scripture of surrendering to love. Surrendering to God. I found the book helpful and the narrator does a good job of making it accessible.

Wonderful truth for everyone!!!

Everyone in the world needs to read this book!!! From start to finish I enjoyed every word! There is so much truth and wisdom. The most important thing we can do in this life is let God love us and this is a great help to lead you in that direction.

Thanks

The book was one step closer to Jesus. One step closer to love. Thank you.

An excellent read!

An excellent read filled with profound reminders of God’s love. A great integration of psychology and Christian spirituality!

Amazing book, much better in text than audio

I listened to some of the audiobook, but ended up reading most of this book as text (on Kindle) because it’s just too theoretical/philosophical a topic to follow in audio form the way one follows a more concretely & visually imaginable story on audio. Not that there weren’t helpful stories in it along the way to demonstrate the points being made; there were, but the points being made took up at least half the content and were harder to track with in audio form. And not that it was particularly technical or academic; it’s very accessible for a popular audience. Nor was the voice reader bad at his job; he’s good. It’s just that the content seems more accessible as a book to read than an audiobook to listen to. All that to say 5 stars for the book and its profoundly life-transforming content, but 3 stars for recommending it in audio form.

Beautiful

This book is beautiful. It is well written and explains where one would get lost or feel uneasy. The hardest thing for most is knowing God just wants our friendship, not our obedience. How beautifully that should make you feel…like a best friend that never judges and never condemns, they love you for who you are and welcome you with open arms no matter how many times you stray.

The narrator was the icing on the cake. Perfectly done!

Fab

Really enjoyed this book, illuminating, encouraging, hope inspiring - a treasure , beautifully read, well worth a listen - thanks

Well worth it!

I have read a book by this author about the true self and that really moved me. Then I came across this book and it has only added strength, hope and faith in my following of Christ. Insightful and inspiring. I will listen to it again.