The Inner Example Of Labor
2 Thessalonians 3:7-9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Paul and his companions modeled disciplined self-support, avoiding disorder and dependence on others. They worked by their own hands to become a living example for those they taught.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of this verse as a mirror of your own consciousness. The 'we' who labored is the I AM choosing to act rather than to wait for circumstance. Disorderliness in your life is simply a misalignment in awareness; the remedy is steady employment of imagination—living each moment with a clear vision. When Paul says he did not eat any man’s bread for nought, he means he does not depend on others’ sympathy to validate him; he relies on the power of disciplined being. To 'make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us' is not a boast but a directive: embody the state you desire others to imitate. So you, too, may become the example by showing up in your world with own-hand action, humility, and faithfulness to the vision you hold in awareness. The practical miracle is that labor, rightly directed, becomes a quiet prayer; your external world becomes the echo of the inner state you cultivate. If you want to change your world, change your inner pattern—quietly and consistently—until the new pattern stands before you as life.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Assume the role of the one who works in consciousness; for the next day revise every sense of dependence by declaring, I am self-sustaining through the energy of my I AM. Then feel the warmth and certainty of a completed task as if it were already done.
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