Inner Training for Lifelong Faithfulness
Proverbs 22:6 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Proverbs 22 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse teaches training the inner child in the right way, implying early formation shapes lifelong conduct. In Neville's view, that 'child' is a state of consciousness and can be trained by the imagination.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of the 'child' as a living state of consciousness within you, a young image of your future self. This verse invites you to train that inner self by a clear, love-filled direction—an inner curriculum you rehearse until it becomes second nature. When you hold 'the way' as an I AM reality, you enlist your whole being: attention, feeling, and imagination—so that the path you propose sites itself as your habitual traffic. Fear, habit, and doubt yield as you revisit the scene, revise it, and press the feeling that this is the path of wholeness. Your inner child then learns to walk straight in alignment with your highest state; long before old age, the memory of this training persists as steadiness, integrity, obedience to the good. The external world follows from the inward conviction, for imagination precedes manifestation. You are not enforcing a rule but declaring a reality, and the reality you declare becomes the life you experience.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and picture your inner child walking a bright path under the steady guidance of I AM. Then declare, 'I AM the path and the path is good,' and feel this certainty fill your chest.
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