Inner Labors, Outer Rule
Ecclesiastes 2:19-20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ecclesiastes 2 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The speaker notes that the outcome of long labor may be decided by unknown fate, and even the wise may falter, revealing the vanity of worldly results. Then despair over the sunlit labors is expressed, as if all is vanity without inner guidance.
Neville's Inner Vision
Ecclesiastes asks you to look beyond the outer results and see who you are in consciousness. When it speaks of knowing whether a man will be wise or a fool, it points to the inner man—the I AM behind every act—who, once established, shapes the labor and the reward. The wise man or fool is not fixed by circumstance; you become the ruler of your own labor when you imagine yourself as the sovereign of your mind. Vanity appears only when you seek finality in appearances; that vanity dissolves the moment you revise your assumption: you are already the master who has labored in Spirit and now beholds the fruit in consciousness. Despair is a concession to the old idea that labor ends outside you. Return to the I AM, reframe the labour as creation within, and watch the outer scene reflect the inner decree.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Assume the state, not the event; consciously accept you now rule your labour with wisdom. Feel it real in your chest and let the imagined scene soften into your present experience.
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