Inner Wealth vs Outer Prayer
Mark 12:40 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Mark 12 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Mark 12:40 exposes how some exploit the vulnerable while pretending with long prayers; outward piety covers inner greed and invites greater judgment.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of the verse as a map of inner states. The widows' houses are areas of your life where lack or vulnerability would be exploited by fear; to devour them is to tighten your own sense of scarcity. The scene of the long prayers is not a time of prayer but the performed posture of wanting to appear righteous while your motive remains a hunger for control and recognition. In the I AM within you, there is no separation between wealth and blessing; your true state is abundance when you align your feeling with the truth that you are the image and expression of God. When you observe yourself acting from a belief that others' loss fills your own coffers, you can revise by assuming a new state: that provision flows as grace through you, not by taking from others. Your thoughts become prayers that heal rather than demand; your words echo that you are cared for, and your world will reflect that inner alignment. Practice staying in the feeling that you are supplied, and watch the greater damnation dissolve into a gentle correction of your inner script.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, recall a moment of performative prayer or grasping for status. Revise it by affirming that you are the I AM, abundance flows through you, and feel this inner wealth as real.
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