Vapor of Life Inner Kingdom
James 4:14 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read James 4 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
James 4:14 says life is brief and uncertain; you don’t know what tomorrow will bring, for your life is a vapor that appears briefly and then vanishes.
Neville's Inner Vision
James places tomorrow beyond our reach, but Neville teaches that the morrow is a movement within consciousness. Your life is not a distant, failing project; it is a vapor that appears and vanishes within the I AM, the steady awareness that you are. When you identify with I AM, Providence ceases to be an external forecast and becomes inner guidance, guiding each thought, feeling, and choice. The fleeting nature of life reveals a powerful invitation: to revise your present state until it feels true. Do not chase appearances; instead assume a state that you desire as already real. Picture the day as already resolved in your favor, and feel the reality of that resolution saturate you. In this practice, hope is transformed from anxious expectation into confident trust in your divine consciousness. The future then unfolds not by luck, but as the natural outgrowth of present inner alignment. Remember: life’s vapor is not a threat, but a signal to awaken to the I AM and to dwell there, faithfully, in every moment.
Practice This Now
Assume the day is already resolved and feel the I AM as the unchanging ground beneath it; revise your plans from that state.
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