Inner Rejoicing in Simplicity

2 Corinthians 1:12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 1 in context

Scripture Focus

12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
2 Corinthians 1:12

Biblical Context

The verse centers on rejoicing in a clear conscience expressed through simple, godly sincerity, not by worldly cleverness, but by the grace of God, lived among others.

Neville's Inner Vision

Behold, the apostle teaches that our rejoicing rests on the testimony of conscience. In this Neville Goddard sense, simplicity is the state of consciousness that accepts nothing as real except what the I AM within declares. The 'grace of God' is inner grace, the natural alignment of thought and feeling with truth, not fleshly cleverness. When you walk in the world, you do so as a living assumption, a demonstration of your inner state. Your outward life becomes the visible expression of that inner conviction toward others. The verse praises a sincerity that rises from within rather than borrowed cleverness, and it is enough—it is abundant toward you-ward, toward your readers. If you revise any claim to worldly wisdom and choose to dwell in the simple, godly sincerity of your true self, you will notice your conversations and circumstances rearranging to match that state. Remember: imagination creates reality, and the next moment is the logical outgrowth of your inner testimony.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the feeling of your true, simple self now—in a state of godly sincerity guided by grace. Revise any thought of fleshly wisdom and act as this inner self would in your next conversation.

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