Joy Through Knowing and Doing
John 13:17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read John 13 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
John 13:17 teaches that happiness comes when you not only know something but act on it. In Neville's terms, true knowing is a state of consciousness that becomes real through doing.
Neville's Inner Vision
To know these things is to awaken to the truth that you are already the I AM who loves and acts. The command is not an external law but a revision of your inner state. When you recognize the inner condition, happiness follows as a natural effect of alignment with your own divine identity. Your obedience is the habit of returning to the assumption that you are the one who does what you know, not the one who struggles to do it. Imagination creates reality; therefore, when you know these things and you act as if they are true, you pull the inner reality into outer expressions. The verse invites you to exercise authority over your feelings, to feel the satisfaction of having already done the good you know. In practice, you revise by insisting that this very moment is already the moment of completion; your present awareness declares and confirms the outcome.
Practice This Now
Practice tonight: close your eyes and affirm that you are the one who knows and does these things now. Visualize yourself already acting on your knowledge and feel the joy as real, letting that state guide your next choice.
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