Inner Timing and Truth
2 Samuel 17:7 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Samuel 17 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
In 2 Samuel 17:7, Hushai tells Absalom that Ahithophel's advice is not good for the present moment, signaling the need for discernment over immediate cleverness.
Neville's Inner Vision
Let us notice that the 'counsel' is a form of inner movement. Hushai's correction embodies the truth that not every plan prospers in the 'this time' of our life. The I AM, the awareness you are, tests every suggestion that arises within you. Ahithophel's cunning plan represents the impulse to force a rapid outcome, something that seems proven but lacks alignment with the present inner state. When Absalom is told 'not good at this time,' the inner voice that acts with truth chooses alignment with the right timing. The story becomes a parable: the mind must not cling to old cleverness but yield to the movement that supports growth and harmony. The faithful seeker learns to distinguish between a seed that will bear fruit and a seed that is premature. Thus, the inner counsel that rescinds the plan is not a denial of wisdom but the mature discernment of the I AM, the inner, perpetual moment of now. Your imagination can become the place where you revise the plan you are about to execute, until it matches the timing of your true self, and manifests accordingly.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, assume the right timing exists, and revise the plan in your mind into a wiser course; feel it real as already accomplished.
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