Disobedience Revealed Within Saul
1 Samuel 15:12-15 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 15 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Saul claims obedience; Samuel challenges him, exposing that outward sacrifice doesn't equal inner fidelity.
Neville's Inner Vision
Saul’s scene mirrors a state of consciousness that believes it has obeyed while secretly protecting personal will. The bleating of sheep and the lowing of cattle are inner movements—habits, attachments, excuses—that betray a heart not truly aligned with the command it claims to fulfill. Samuel, standing as the I AM within, tests every outward act against the inner law. When Saul shifts responsibility to the people, he projects accountability outward and avoids the inner change required by true obedience. In Neville’s psychology, obedience is an inner state, not a ritual: the will, feeling, and imagination must harmonize with the divine order. To heal the split, revise the inner assumption: I have fulfilled the command now, in consciousness, and I am free of fear, moving by faith and clarity. Listen to the inner bleats as signals to adjust, not excuses to justify. The moment you assume the completed obedience, your external world becomes the gentle echo of that inner alignment—where sacrifice is simply the natural fruit of a heart loyal to the I AM.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: In a moment of quiet, assume you have already fulfilled the inner command; revise the outward excuse, feel the certainty of alignment, and let the sensation 'I am obedient now' flood your being.
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