Wilderness of Inner Peace
Proverbs 21:19 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Proverbs 21 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Proverbs 21:19 says it is better to live in the wilderness than with a contentious, angry person. The wilderness is a state of mind, not a place, inviting inner peace.
Neville's Inner Vision
Proverbs 21:19 invites you to choose an inner wilderness of quiet over the company that roils you. In Neville’s psychology, the outer scene mirrors your inner state. The contentions and an angry figure is a projection of a restless mind; the wilderness is the presence of the I AM, awareness that does not break with argument. When you imagine yourself dwelling in that quiet space, you revise the assumption: I am at home in peace; this dispute cannot invade my peace unless I give it power. Feel the truth of that state until it saturates your nerves and the memory of contention fades. Then the inner and outer align, and the I AM shines through your relations rather than your fears. The verse teaches discipline: cultivate inner calm, and the outer world returns as a gentler echo of your consciousness.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume you are dwelling in the inner wilderness; feel the quiet atmosphere around you. Repeat silently, I am at home in peace, until this real feeling saturates your body and softens any expected clash.
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