Lydia's Inner Hospitality
Acts 16:15 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Acts 16 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Lydia is baptized with her household and invites the apostles to stay, signaling the union of faith and hospitality. The inner change she embodies is the model for how consciousness becomes real when welcomed.
Neville's Inner Vision
Acts 16:15 presents Lydia and her household as symbols of an inner conversion: baptism is the decisive acknowledgment that you are faithful to the I AM, the Lord within. The 'household' represents the entire inner economy—the thoughts, feelings, habits, and desires that fill the rooms of consciousness. When she says, "come into my house and abide there," she is illustrating the act of inviting that divine state to occupy and remain in every corner of awareness. The outward hospitality mirrors an inner state made real by faith. For Neville, the key is this: assume the end, feel it as done, and let the interior conviction govern outward events. By declaring fidelity to the Lord within, you unleash a hospitality toward yourself that rearranges your life to reflect the new state, until your surroundings become a natural expression of your inner I AM.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: assume you are faithful to the Lord within, and feel that state occupy every room of your mind. Rest in that conviction and notice the outer life aligning to reflect it.
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