The Inner Child Of Humility
Matthew 18:1-4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Matthew 18 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Disciples ask who is greatest in heaven, and Jesus answers by placing a child among them. He declares that entrance into the kingdom requires conversion to childlike humility, and that the humble child is greatest.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville’s language, the kingdom of heaven is not a distant realm but a state of consciousness you enter by changing your mind about yourself. The child Jesus calls forth embodies pure awareness—open, unconditioned, trusting. To be converted is to surrender the old self-image and to adopt the attitude of a child whose I AM is uncluttered by pride or fear. When you humble yourself as this child, you are enlarging your kingdom by regaining the simple, direct perception of life—that which sees, feels, and imagines without defending. The outer scene becomes a mirror of your inner posture: if you feel superior, the world reflects barrier and separation; if you feel humble, the world reflects unity and childlike wonder. The practical path is to adopt a simple assumption: 'I am the I AM now' and to feel it as the living presence of the child within. Persist, and what you sought externally appears as inner perception reorganized, opportunities aligning with your new self-image. The kingdom was within you all along, awakened by a single act of humble acknowledgement.
Practice This Now
Sit quiet and declare 'I am the I AM' with the openness of a child, feeling it real. If pride or fear surfaces, revise the scene to 'I am humble and receptive' until the inner sense shifts.
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