Protected Footing of the Saints
1 Samuel 2:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 2 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
God will guard the feet of the righteous, and the wicked will be silenced in darkness. The verse also teaches that human strength alone cannot prevail.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville’s handling, the verse reveals an inner law: the feet are kept by a steadfast consciousness—your unwavering alignment with the I AM. The 'wicked' silent in darkness are the fearful or reactive thoughts that vanish when you refuse to feed them with attention. Strength is not measured by outward power but by the certainty that you are one with God within. When you acknowledge this inner presence as your fixed reality, Providence becomes your living order and guidance flows with quiet certainty; the external world then rearranges to mirror your inner state. The passage is not a command about external events but a summons to live from the consciousness that creates them. By resting in this divine footing, you embody protection and keep your life in a state of steadiness, even amidst apparent danger, because you have chosen the reality of God within over the noise of circumstance.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume the state, 'I am kept by God; my feet are guided and secure.' Stay with that feeling until it feels real, then reinforce it by whispering, 'by inner consciousness I prevail.'
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