Inner Presence Beyond Seekings
John 7:34-36 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jesus declares that seeking him externally will not yield a locatable presence; his presence is an inner state, not a distant place, and the question of where he is points to the inner condition one occupies.
Neville's Inner Vision
To the one who hears 'Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me,' I answer: Christ is not a distant address but a state you awaken to. When your attention tries to locate God in a strange place, you are still clinging to a future event; you are looking for the 'where.' The master invites you to turn inward, to acknowledge that the I AM is already present at the center of your awareness. The question of where I am becomes the question of what state I am in. If you insist on separation, you will roam the Gentiles of outward plans, never arriving at the inner room where God dwells. Yet this distance is only a memory of the mind; the moment you revise your sense of self to embody the Presence, you find that the place is within, and you are gathered with the life you live. Faithfulness is simply remaining in the now-conscious that says, 'I am here, I am with you, I am the Presence.'
Practice This Now
Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and revise with the assumption that you are already in the presence you seek; feel the I AM as present now and dwell in that certainty for several moments.
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