Inner Gates of Consciousness
Lamentations 4:12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Lamentations 4 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse notes that kings and the people would be stunned to learn that the enemy could break through Jerusalem's gates. It highlights a collapse of external security that mirrors inner upheaval.
Neville's Inner Vision
In the quiet I hear the words: the gates of Jerusalem are the gates of your own consciousness. When the kings of the earth and all the inhabitants would not believe the adversary could enter, it is not a history of a city, but a revelation of your inner state. The moment you witness an intrusion in your outer life, the mind says, 'Surely this cannot be,' yet the intrusion proves that you have permitted a belief to stand at the boundary of your awareness. The enemy can enter only when you have given it permission by identification with fear, doubt, or scarcity. Therefore, the remedy is not to postulate a miracle from without, but to re-assert your sovereign I AM, which dwells behind every gate. In your imagination, dwell in a consciousness that no adversary can breach, because you are the one who authorizes reality through what you hold to be true. The external catastrophe becomes a signal to revise your inner state, to choose the opposite feeling and to align with the feeling of invincible security.
Practice This Now
Close the gates in imagination by stating, 'I am the I AM that guards my consciousness; nothing enters without my consent.' Feel the security rise as you revise a fear into a lesson and imagine demonstrating inner sovereignty.
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