Courage Beyond Outer Threats
John 11:8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read John 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The disciples fearfully remind Jesus of the recent danger, while he proposes continuing toward the task. In Neville's view, the outer peril mirrors inner resistance; the true danger is a state of consciousness, and the call is to move in faith rather than fear.
Neville's Inner Vision
John 11:8 speaks of fear in the disciples as they hear of a dangerous return. In Neville's reading, the Jews inside are not hostile persons but thoughts of danger arising in your own consciousness. The command to go thither again is the inner movement toward a situation you once judged unsafe. Fear is only the signal that you have identified with the opposite of your I AM; you have allowed a scene to claim you rather than you claiming the scene. When you affirm I AM as the sole perceiver, the apparent danger loses its grip and becomes a procession of images in the light of consciousness. The outer threat cannot reach the I AM, which remains unchanged and unafraid, because it is the awareness that sees. Therefore the real task is not to beg risk away but to revise the assumption, to feel the truth that you are the consciousness that creates even the sense of threat. Move forward in the certainty that you are the author of all scenes.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and imagine saying to the inner chorus, 'I go forward in the I AM,' and feel a warm, protective light surround you. Step toward the imagined threat, knowing you are the creator of this scene and its meaning.
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