The Inner Gift of Labor's Joy
Ecclesiastes 3:13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ecclesiastes 3 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Ecclesiastes 3:13 invites us to eat, drink, and enjoy the fruit of our labor. It declares this joy as a gift from God.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within the verse, the feast is not a meal secured by effort alone, but a sign of your inner state. The phrase 'the good of all his labour' points to the good that your consciousness has already produced when you know the I AM, the true Self, as the source. God, in Neville's sense, is not a distant provider but the living awareness you are. If you feel you must toil for every benefit, you are telling the world you are separate from supply. When you revise that belief and dwell in the certainty that the gift is already granted, you awaken as the man who eats and drinks now, not later. The practice is simple: assume the feeling of recursive already-ness: you are enjoying the fruit of your labor here and now, because the I AM loves comfort, sustenance, and joy as your natural expression. Repeat in imagination, with feeling, 'It is the gift of God, I now enjoy the fruit of my labor.' As you persist in this, outer circumstances align with your inner state.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and imagine sitting at a table, enjoying the fruit of your labor as already given. Whisper, 'It is the gift of God,' and feel the inner fullness rise.
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