The Inner Word Arrives

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville Goddard, the 'word of the LORD' is not a voice from above, but an idea born in your own I AM—the awareness that you are that which speaks. When the verse says 'came unto me, saying,' it signals that a divine directive enters as a present, living state of consciousness. The word is an inner invitation to revise your self-image and to step into your true vocation. The prophet Ezekiel serves as your inner man; the I AM hearing the command is the self that looks out from your chest and declares, 'You are called to work, to witness, to fulfill a promise.' Thus the mission begins as a shift in inner disposition, a new feeling-tone, a decision to live as if the word is already true. As you dwell on that inner word and assume its reality, your environment rearranges to fit the new state. The key is to realize that God is not distant but within you, and imagination makes the word flesh.