There Is a Cause Within

1 Samuel 17:28-30 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 17 in context

Scripture Focus

28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
29And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
30And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
1 Samuel 17:28-30

Biblical Context

Eliab rebukes David, accusing pride and naivete; David questions the motive and others echo the rebuke, revealing a moment of inner testing about purpose and worth in the fight.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scene, Eliab’s anger is not a brother’s grievance but a projection of your own doubting mind. The battle is not fought on a field but within your consciousness, where your self-concept forms the stage of action. David’s quiet question, 'What have I now done? Is there not a cause?' is your inner awakening asking for a justification in line with your I AM. When the crowd repeats the verdict, you feel the pressure of an old story, but this is the moment to revise it. Assume the state that you are the one who sees the cause, the I AM that assigns meaning to your world, and let the feeling of purpose fill your chest. The rivalry dissolves as you realize you are not defined by others' judgments but by the truth you cultivate within. The courage you seek is already present as the awareness that there is a cause in you now, waiting to be acted upon.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the cause of my own reality; there is a cause within me now,' and dwell in that certainty until you feel it as real.

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