The Just Live by Faith Within
Habakkuk 2:4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Habakkuk 2 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Habakkuk 2:4 contrasts the prideful, lifted ego with the life of the righteous, who live by faith. It invites you to discern that true action flows from inner trust rather than outward fame.
Neville's Inner Vision
From Neville's vantage, the word 'lifted up' marks a state of consciousness wherein the ego presumes to be upright by its own power. Such a self-image cannot sustain true life, because it is a dream grounded in separation from the I AM. But 'the just shall live by his faith' is not a call to external piety; it is a practical instruction to return to the consciousness that you are one with God, the I AM that you are. Faith, in this sense, is an inner alignment: you accept and dwell in the reality that you already are the expression of divine presence. When you feel the I AM as your sole reality, your thoughts, feelings, and actions align with that truth and the world rearranges itself accordingly. The lifted ego fades as you persist in the assumption of wholeness, feeling as if the vision is already done. The outer circumstances then follow the inner conviction, not by force but by the natural law of consciousness.
Practice This Now
Assume the I AM as your only reality and revise any scene of lack by affirming, 'I am upright and live by faith in God within me.' Feel it-real by a quiet, breath-centered practice until the sense of wholeness registers.
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