Inner Ministerial Endurance

2 Corinthians 11:23 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 11 in context

Scripture Focus

23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
2 Corinthians 11:23

Biblical Context

Paul lists his sufferings to justify his apostleship; the real point is that true ministry is proven by enduring inner trials rather than outward credentials.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your reading of Paul’s catalogue is not about external credentials but about the inner state you entertain as the I AM. Are they ministers of Christ? I speak as a fool. This insists on humility and shows that outward credentials are reflections of your inner reality. The labours, stripes, prisons, and deaths are not external battles but inner movements in consciousness. Each hardship is a revision point where you confront the belief that you are separate from God. When you acknowledge that the I AM is your true being, the external becomes a dreamlike theater for testing your discipline. The proof of ministry is not rank or appearance but the persistent, fearless turning of attention toward the Christ within, especially when the senses report limitation. Endurance arises as you stay faithful to the awareness that you are the embodiment of divine life, not a victim of events. Thus the apostolic boast becomes a diagnosis: awaken to a state and live from it, without apology.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and declare I AM is the only power; revise the scene by silently affirming, This situation is my consciousness in form; I choose endurance and freedom now. Feel the truth as real.

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