Affliction to Eternal Glory Within

2 Corinthians 4:17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 4 in context

Scripture Focus

17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
2 Corinthians 4:17

Biblical Context

Our light affliction is temporary. It works to bring forth a far greater, eternal weight of glory within us.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the verse as a description of your inner state. What you call affliction is not an external enemy but a movement in consciousness—pain, fear, or doubt shaping you. In Neville's sense, moment means a tiny fragment of time compared with eternity; the suffering is useful because it loosens you from old identifications and makes room for the discovery of the I AM. As you attend to awareness, you see that the glory is not a distant reward but the steady presence of God within you, now. The weight of glory is the solid reality of your true being, a gravity that anchors every thought and feeling. The line for us indicates the inner process working with your assumption: when you claim I am the I AM, you invite this inner realization to manifest as outer form. Do not fight the scene, let the feeling of already being glorious grow until it eclipses the appearance of trouble.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit in quiet and breathe, and assume the feeling that I am the I AM now. Then revise the current scene to reflect inner glory, letting that consciousness settle into your body as tangible peace.

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