Gratitude Is Your Inner Will
1 Thessalonians 5:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Thessalonians 5 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Be grateful in all things; this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. The verse invites you to shift your inner state to gratitude, no matter what you face.
Neville's Inner Vision
The verse speaks not of waiting for favorable conditions, but of recognizing that gratitude is the state your I AM embodies. In every scene, the call is to acknowledge what is already true in your consciousness: Christ, the living awareness within. By choosing gratitude, you align your inner energy with the Creative Power that moves the world. Gratitude is not a response to events; it is the act of inner identification—feeling the truth of being as God’s will manifesting now. Your imagination is the instrument by which you imprint this will upon your life. When you confront a challenge, imagine a scene where you are grateful in the present moment; linger there until the feeling sits in your chest as truth. As you hold this gratitude, the outer world responds to your revised inner state, and your days become a procession of confirmations that your reality is crafted by your inner grace and awareness.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the feeling of gratitude now, as if God's will is already done in this moment. Silently affirm 'I am grateful' until the sensation saturates your being.
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