Inner Armor, Humble Power
1 Kings 20:11 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Kings 20 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse cautions against boasting in outward strength. True power resides in the inner state, not the armor one wears.
Neville's Inner Vision
Suppose you hear the world singing of armor and prowess, and you feel the urge to boaster due to outward signs. The king’s retort says: let not him who girdeth on his harness boast as if he laid it down. In Neville’s language, this armor is a state of consciousness—an imagined outward strength. The message is that you are not the visible gear; you are the I AM, the awareness that remains when forms change. When you identify with a fantasy of power gained by display, you feed a boastful self. Humility here is discernment: you know power arises from consciousness, not from external trappings. Thus, keep your attention anchored in the unchanging presence within, and let outward scenes fade into their proper place as signs that your inner state is stable. The imaginative act that creates reality is not a display of skin but the inner acknowledgement of I AM power. Your true harness is the awareness you evoke and sustain.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Assume the state of being girded with inner power now, then revise any boastful thought into humble gratitude for the I AM within. Feel it real by quietly repeating, I AM power; I AM presence.
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