Inner Distress and the I AM
Luke 21:23 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Luke 21 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Luke 21:23 foresees a time of great distress and wrath upon the people. It hints that such events arise from collective inner states, not merely external fate.
Neville's Inner Vision
Consider Luke 21:23 as a key to the inner climate you are unaware of. The woe and distress are not outward events happening to you; they are movements of your own imagination, born from identification with fear or lack. The verse speaks of a moment when outward conditions seem to tremble, yet the true tremor occurs in the mind that believes in separation from the I AM. The 'with child' and 'giving suck' symbolize your future-born beliefs and nurtured fears you carry into these days. When you identify with that fear, you fuel the outer scene with upheaval; when you turn toward the I AM, you reverse the process. The I AM is not distant; it is your conscious awareness. By assuming a new state—peace, wholeness, and creative order—you invite a different response from life. The practice is not to resist but to revise: imagine the day turning away from distress and into calm, and feel it real as if it already were. Your outer world simply reflects the inner decree you have accepted as true.
Practice This Now
Assume the I AM as your sole reality and revise the scene. Imagine the day of distress dissolving into calm, and feel that new state as already true.
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