Inner Temple Awakening
Acts 7:48 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
God is not confined to a temple built by hands; the divine presence is within your own consciousness, and true worship arises from inner awareness.
Neville's Inner Vision
That which Stephen named the Most High is not housed by stone; He is the very act of awareness that you are, the I AM that notices thoughts, feelings, and images. When you imagine a temple, you are projecting a limitation; the moment you recognize that your own consciousness is the temple, your prayers uplift from outward ritual to inner recognition. The ‘dwelling’ is the ongoing perception that you are never apart from the divine presence, because the Presence is the feeling of I AM, the sense of being that witnesses all phenomena. If you reframe a situation as one in which you are awakening to the truth that God is within, you shift your state of mind. Your heart’s longing for sign and temple becomes a quiet knowing that you are the temple and the temple is the awareness you inhabit. In practice, revise any belief in exterior worship and assume the reality of the inner sanctuary, and watch as life rearranges itself to match that assumption.
Practice This Now
Assume the Most High dwells within your I AM. For five minutes, breathe slowly and repeat 'I AM' until you feel the inner temple rise in awareness.
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