Neville Goddard on 2 Timothy 1:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Timothy 1 in context

Scripture Focus

3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

2 Timothy 1:3-4

Biblical Context

Paul thanks God, serves with a pure conscience, and prays for Timothy night and day without ceasing. He longs to see him, remembering his tears, that he may be filled with joy.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that Paul speaks from the I AM behind the scenes—the inner witness that never sleeps. 'I thank God' is not gratitude for something outside; it is the affirmation that the self, the I AM, is aware of all that is essential. 'Whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience' speaks of a consistent, clean state of awareness—one inherited by your own inner father and carried by your present I AM. 'Without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day' means you continuously hold the beloved within the circle of your consciousness, not as a distant plea but as a reality in your inner theatre. The phrase 'Greatly desiring to see thee' is the intensification of wish, and 'being mindful of thy tears' shows the emotional charge that gives momentum to the scene. When you revise and feel it real, you are saying, in effect: this scene is finished in consciousness; joy is the natural harvest. The mechanism is simple: imagine the other as already present, feel the joy, and let your inner state witness the fulfilled reunion.

Practice This Now

Assume the scene is already finished: see the person in your inner room and feel the joy as if they stand before you. Hold that feeling day and night until it becomes your reality.