Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 2:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 2 in context

Scripture Focus

3And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

2 Corinthians 2:3-4

Biblical Context

Paul writes to spare sorrow at his coming, trusting that his joy will be shared with them; he writes from deep affliction to reveal the abundant love he holds.

Neville's Inner Vision

Paul's words invite you to notice that no external turn of events must precede a joyful state. The tears and affliction are inner movements: a belief that you and others stand apart. The true scene is your inner I AM, aware of an unbroken communion with those you love. When you assume that your joy is the joy of others, you activate a unity of consciousness that dissolves distance. The love which I have more abundantly unto you is not merely sentiment; it is the current you can claim as your own right now. In Neville's terms, you revise by assuming the end: you dwell in the feeling that you are already connected, your heart overflowing toward them, and their response indistinguishable from your own inner satisfaction. As you do this, affliction recedes, because you cease to ask the world to mirror your lack and begin to embody the state that creates it. Your present inner state becomes the cause; you witness the world agreeing with your joy.