Inner Will And Enduring Joy
Colossians 1:9-11 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Paul prays you be filled with the knowledge of God's will, gaining wisdom and spiritual understanding. This leads to a life worthy of the Lord, fruitful in good works, and strengthened for patience and joyful endurance.
Neville's Inner Vision
To the awakened I AM, Colossians 1:9-11 says: do not seek outside for power; turn your gaze inward and claim the will of God as your own. The mind that knows its own origin in God listens for the inner directive—the intelligence that guides every sensible choice. When you assume you are filled with the knowledge of His will—in wisdom, in spiritual understanding—you align the dream with the divine order. The 'walk' becomes a procession of conscious being, a living testament to the Lord, because you are now the one who bears fruit in every good work by the power that flows from within. The might mentioned is not distant; it is the glorious power resident in your I AM, ready to manifest as patience and longsuffering with joy. Practice is not prayer to an external deity but a turning of attention from lack to the assurance that you are one with divine activity. Hold the vision, revise any sense of separation, and endure with a serene joy as the inner state becomes outer reality.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly, and assume the state, 'I am filled with the knowledge of God's will, in wisdom and spiritual understanding.' Feel that truth now, and walk as one strengthened for patience and joy in daily choices.
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