Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 13 in context

Scripture Focus

4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

1 Corinthians 13:4-5

Biblical Context

Charity (love) endures, is kind, not envious or boastful, not rude or self-seeking, not easily angered, and keeps no record of wrongs.

Neville's Inner Vision

Charity here is not a duty you perform but a state of consciousness you dwell in. When you declare I AM as the living awareness behind all things, envy dissolves, and kindness becomes your natural reaction. Suffering long is the inner patience that welcomes every moment as a school of growth, not a burden. Kindness is not a polite habit but the impulse of the I AM within, untouched by vanity or self-seeking. To vaunt oneself is to forget who you truly are; to not puff up is to rest in the simplicity of your true, nonjudging self. Do not behave unseemly by clinging to personal rights; instead align with the inner law of grace, and you will see that you are not easily provoked when you stand in the assuredness that you are the I AM. Thinketh no evil: guard your inner pictures, refuse the meme of attack or fault, and permit only love to image reality. This is the practical embodiment of 1 Corinthians 13:4-5: charity as your eternal state.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume the state—'I AM love.' Feel its warmth at your chest, revise every irritated thought by presenting it with the question, 'Is this mine in the I AM?' Then envision yourself acting with patient kindness toward another until the feeling of charity becomes your real tone.