Inner Trust Over Fleeing
Isaiah 30:16 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Isaiah 30 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse depicts people refusing divine counsel, preferring to flee on horses and seek safety in outward speed rather than trust God.
Neville's Inner Vision
Take the scene as a parable of your own mind. To refuse the inner counsel is to tether your life to outward speed—your plans, schedules, and ‘sure-fire’ methods—as if they could save you from fear. The horses are not beasts but beliefs: that rapid movement, clever strategy, or worldly status will keep you secure. The pursuers are inner anxieties that quickened when you trust only externals. The remedy is not more speed but a turning inward to the I AM, the awareness that animates you. In this Godward view, you revise the verdict: 'I am not here to flee from God’s guidance; I am the I AM, and through stillness I am led.' You assume the feeling of already being guided, and you imagine a gentle stillness answering every question before it becomes needlessly urgent. When you feel it-real that you are supported from within, obedience becomes natural and discerning action replaces panic. Your outer world then follows the inner alignment, and what seemed like swift retreat dissolves into calm, confident direction.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, breathe, and declare that you are the I AM; you need not flee to protect yourself. Assume you are already guided by inner counsel and feel the safety of that authority, then listen for a small, quiet impulse to act.
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