Tamar's Quiet Waiting
Genesis 38:11 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 38 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Judah instructs Tamar to stay a widow until Shelah grows, and she moves to her father's house. Tamar therefore remains in her father's home.
Neville's Inner Vision
Tamar in Genesis 38:11 represents the latent seed of your heart’s desire, waiting under the Father’s roof for the inner season to ripen. Judah’s directive to remain is the inner law that says not to hurry the moment, but to tend the conditions within the mind until the right expression is ready. Tamar takes shelter in her father’s house—the inner sanctuary of I AM—while the future expression (Shelah) ripens out of sight. The fear that Shelah might die mirrors the ego’s dread of loss, yet the inner law continues unseen until the precise moment appears. When you view this as a psychological scripture, you see imagination as the creative activity of consciousness, not external manipulation, preparing the structure for the next self to emerge. Your outcome is already alive in you; time is the stage on which your I AM performs. Trust the process; the mature expression will surface when your inner disposition harmonizes with the law of your true self.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, rest in the I AM, and assume: the inner season is complete now; my desire manifests through the mature expression that already abides within me.
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