Inner Alignment and Broken Ships
2 Chronicles 20:37 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Eliezer prophesied against Jehoshaphat for joining with Ahaziah; the LORD broke his works and the ships were broken, so they could not go to Tarshish.
Neville's Inner Vision
In the inner text, the shipwreck is not a geography but a state of consciousness. Jehoshaphat's outward fleet mirrors a mind that has yoked itself to a lower passion or fear—the alliance with Ahaziah. The Lord breaking thy works is the correction of the mind when it yields to that lower state; the outer preventions are fermented by the inner choice. The law is not punitive but corrective: you discover that your true power is I AM; you are not bound to the falsely confident partner. When you awaken to the I AM as your sole governor, the old alliance dissolves and the obstacles dissolve too. The ships are not permanently docked; they are simply waiting for you to re-anchor in the Infinite Presence. Tarshish becomes a symbol of postponed desires until the inner alignment returns. The practical takeaway is this: take your stand in the I AM now; revise the belief that the outer world governs your prosperity; feel that your inner state is the cause, and your outward voyage begins anew.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare: I am the I AM; I no longer identify with lower alliances. Feel it real as your inner ships set sail.
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