Inner Laughter, Outer Promise
Genesis 18:12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 18 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Sarah laughs within herself, doubting that she and Abraham can still bear fruit or enjoy life in their old age.
Neville's Inner Vision
Sarah’s inward chuckle is the human resistance to a truth the I AM is ready to reveal. In the quiet place where the self says, ‘I am too old,’ the imagination—God within—declares a different state. The laugh marks a boundary between external circumstances and the inner covenant; it does not condemn the promise, it shows where belief is stuck. What Abraham and Sarah symbolize is not fertility alone but the birth of a new state of consciousness that can call forth the desired condition. If you attend to the I AM as your own awareness, you can revise the scene: see the blessing, feel it as present, and allow your body to align with that imagined result. When you persist in the inner feeling of fulfillment, the outer becomes credible. The verse teaches providence and guidance: God is not distant, but the interior state by which you live your life. So, in your own life, treat every moment of doubt as an invitation to shift to the feeling of the fulfilled promise.
Practice This Now
Assume the fulfilled promise and revise the scene in your mind until you feel it real. Feel the blessing as present and declare, 'I am the consciousness that births this.'
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