Neville Goddard on Philippians 4:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Philippians 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

2I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

3And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

4Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:1-7

Biblical Context

Paul urges steadfastness in the Lord, unity, and unceasing rejoicing, with thanksgiving and prayer, promising the peace of God to guard hearts and minds.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let me rewrite this as the law of your consciousness: the Philippians letter is a map of your inner state. Your 'brethren' are your own awakened self; standing fast in the Lord is choosing to abide in the awareness that you are the I AM. The call to be of the same mind is a call to harmonize inner attitudes, to quiet the inner squabbles and align with the one living presence within you. When you 'pray and supplicate with thanksgiving,' you are not begging something outside you; you are re-choosing your inner state—seeing through the appearance into the reality that your requests are already answered in the one Life. The 'peace of God, which passeth all understanding' is the stabilization of your mind when you insist that the Lord is at hand, not afar off. So use your imagination: enter the scene as the one who already possesses peace, and let your being 'feel it real' until the senses confirm your inner decree.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume you are already the Lord within; quietly repeat 'I AM' and 'I am at peace now,' and feel the peace guarding your heart and mind for a few breaths.