Inner Righteousness Revealed
Lamentations 1:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
God is declared righteous, and the speaker admits personal rebellion. The verse invites all to witness the sorrow resulting from disobedience, including the loss of the young.
Neville's Inner Vision
To speak 'The LORD is righteous' is to acknowledge the steadfast order of the I AM in your consciousness. When you say 'for I have rebelled against His commandment,' you are naming a state of mind that believes itself apart from divine law. The captivity of your virgins and young men is the visible effect of that inner dissonance. In Neville's terms, the outer predicament is the somatic echo of an inner assumption. Therefore, do not argue with the past; revise your state by assuming the feeling of already being in harmony with the command you claim to obey. Sit in the end you desire: a life where obedience to love, truth, and your divine law is your natural mood. When you imagine and feel as though the order has been restored, the 'captivity' dissolves as consciousness shifts. God is not outside you; the I AM within is always righteous, and your job is to align your inner dialogue with that truth until perception follows.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and revise by declaring, 'I am now in perfect alignment with the divine command.' Feel the relief as you imagine your inner world restored to order; let the sensation of captivity vanish as you hold this truth in your heart.
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