Be As I Am: Inner Unity
Galatians 4:12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Galatians 4 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Paul asks the brethren to be as he is, affirming a shared inner nature. He says no one has harmed another, and true unity arises from a common consciousness.
Neville's Inner Vision
That bidding, be as I am, is not a command to imitate a man, but an invitation to enter a larger state of awareness where sameness is seen. In truth, 'I' and 'ye' are not two different centers in conflict but one living I AM. When you acknowledge, 'I am as you are,' you close the distance between inner dispositions. The feeling that another has injured you is only a mistaken memory of separation; you can revision this by assuming the other's state as your own and resting in the consciousness that you are already in harmony. The Galatian community represents the unity of the self's various faculties; obedience without effort becomes spontaneous faith when your imagination holds the one self, the same essence, expressing through all. Thus the inner Paul embodies your true self teaching your own heart to be faithful to the I AM. Practically, you do not fix others; you redirect your current of consciousness to the assumption that injury never occurred, that you are one with all you perceive.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: In the quiet, assume the consciousness of the other as your own and say, 'I am as you are.' Feel it real until the sense of injury dissolves and you rest in the I AM that unites the two.
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