Inner Kindness Reclaimed
Judges 8:35 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Judges 8 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Judges 8:35 records how the people did not show kindness to Gideon's house despite his good deeds for Israel. This verse invites us to inspect our inner states for gratitude and generosity toward the sources of our life.
Neville's Inner Vision
Judges 8:35 speaks of a people who did not extend kindness to Gideon’s house after he had shown Israel much good. In the Neville reading, Gideon’s house stands for the inner man—the state of consciousness you carry within. The verse shows a movement of neglect in awareness: a state that forgets to extend appreciation and mercy to the source of its blessings. When such a consciousness rules, the current of grace stalls, for grace flows from the I AM that you are not from past performances. To restore the blessing, assume a new state as if it were real. Assume you are the house that God favors, the Jerubbaal in you, always receiving kindness and gratitude. Let your imagination picture generosity pouring from your I AM into all you touch, and feel that you, not others, are the benefactor of your life. Your imagination does the work; your awareness is the law; your feeling is the reality you live.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly and declare, 'I AM the one who blesses all I have benefited from.' Visualize Gideon's house receiving your kindness, and allow the feeling of blessing to surge through your awareness.
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