Inner Diligence, Outer Abundance
Proverbs 13:4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Proverbs 13 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The sluggard desires but lacks; the diligent soul prospers.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of this verse as a map of your inner world. The 'soul' is your I AM awareness; the 'sluggard' and the 'diligent' are two inner habits, not people. If you dwell in images of lack, your experience remains barren; if you persist in the image of a full, well-provided life, your outer world shifts to greet that inner state. The 'fat' of the soul is the vitality and settled assurance that provision is already yours; it is not a fridge full of money but a living sense of sufficiency flowing from within. This is the Neville way: you do not beg for wealth; you awaken to wealth by lifting your attention into the end. When you practice imagining the end as already complete, you give the I AM something to work with—an inner conviction that you now possess what you desire. Perseverance means returning to the same image again and again until feeling follows thought. Your job is to revise everything that says 'I cannot' into 'I am, and I have.'
Practice This Now
Practice: Sit in stillness and assume the feeling, 'I am abundantly provided.' For five minutes, build a small scene showing provision in your life, then carry that image into today’s actions.
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