Flight to Refuge: Inner Sanctuary

1 Samuel 19:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 19 in context

Scripture Focus

18So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
1 Samuel 19:18

Biblical Context

David fled from Saul and reached Samuel at Ramah. He tells Samuel all that Saul had done, and they dwell together in Naioth.

Neville's Inner Vision

David’s escape is not a mere escape of the body, but a turning of the inner sight. When Saul’s pursuit presses, the soul may move to Samuel—the I AM within—where truth is spoken and safety is claimed. Ramah becomes the inner courtroom where you face fear with honest acknowledgment; Naioth becomes the quiet sanctuary where you dwell in union with the divine. By telling your inner Samuel what is done to you, you acknowledge the governing power of your own awareness and invite Providence to reorganize the scene according to your present assumption. The flight you imitate is a mental relocation from danger to witness; the real journey is the shift of consciousness from outer attack to inner refuge. Perseverance here means returning again and again to the I AM, not fighting circumstances but aligning with their cause in your awareness. In this alignment, Saul’s threats dissolve into possibilities, and the unseen protection of God-Identity becomes your daily experience.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume you are in Naioth with Samuel; feel the I AM guarding you. Revise the sense of threat as a passing thought; dwell there until fear relaxes into gratitude.

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