Slothful Mind, Wasted Life
Proverbs 18:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Slothfulness in work is shown to be a kindred waste; neglecting effort leads to the draining of life and resources. It invites steady, mindful action.
Neville's Inner Vision
All life is but an interior state in which you dwell. The slothful person is not accused by fate but powered by a misbelief about their I AM; they mistake energy for bondage and call their day wasted. When you say, in effect, 'tomorrow I will begin,' you join the brother of great wastage—the inner impulse that drains effort into nothingness. In Neville's method, you do not fight the world but revise your sense of yourself. You affirm: I AM the intelligent presence that orders my time; I AM the energy behind every useful deed; I AM the steward of this day. With that premise, completely feel the quiet certainty that tasks yield to your attention. Imagine yourself already finishing a project, walking through each step with ease, and leaving nothing behind but completed work. The outer world will shift to reflect the inner conviction, for consciousness creates form. Sloth dissolves when you harbor a living sense of purpose and the imagining that you are now the author of your own order.
Practice This Now
Assume I AM the master of my time. Close your eyes, feel the desk, the movement of hands completing tasks, and affirm mentally: I finish what I begin with ease.
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