Inner Pause Redirects Mind

1 Samuel 23:27-28 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 23 in context

Scripture Focus

27But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
28Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
1 Samuel 23:27-28

Biblical Context

A messenger warns Saul that Philistines have invaded; he stops pursuing David and goes out to fight them. The event is remembered at the place named Selahammahlekoth.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider this: the outer pursuit of David and the sudden news of invasion are images in your consciousness. The messenger is your inner call to wake from chasing an image of success and answer the greater disturbance with the certainty of your I AM. Saul’s action—abandoning the chase and turning to the Philistines—illustrates that when you attend to the outer disturbance from a previously active dream, you reset your energy to the inner state. Selahammahlekoth, the place named in memory, becomes a symbol of pause—an inner stillness where the inner king is remembered and proclaimed. In Neville's practice, you do not fight reality; you revise your assumption about what is real, and you feel the state you want as if it were already true. The moment you assume the feeling of that kingly reality, the outer scenes rearrange to reflect it. So the messenger invites you to stop chasing, and to wake to the I AM that governs both chase and battle.

Practice This Now

Pause, close your eyes, and declare I AM the presence behind all scenes. Assume the state of your desired kingly reality and feel it real now.

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