Thirst for the Inner I AM
Psalms 143:6-7 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 143 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The psalmist feels a deep longing for God's presence, like a thirsty land awaiting rain. He asks for swift hearing, fearing spiritual abandonment.
Neville's Inner Vision
That line, I stretch forth my hands unto thee, declares the I AM reaching toward itself with intention. The soul’s thirst, after thee as a thirsty land, is the consciousness realizing it longs for its own awakening. Thirst in this frame is not a deficit to be supplied by the world, but a precise signal to turn inward and remember who I am. The Selah invites a sacred pause, a letting-in of truth into the very aura of attention. When the prayer says, Hear me speedily, it is a fresh decision to live as the I AM here and now, acknowledging presence in every breath. My spirit faileth reveals the fatigue of clinging to old images; it invites a revision: I am not the tired ego, I am the enduring awareness. Hide not thy face from me is a longing to dissolve separation and let consciousness be continually aware. The pit represents the belief in death of self; I refuse it by choosing the constant reality of God as consciousness. I am that I AM; feel the presence and notice how the world realigns to reflect that truth.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes and declare, 'I AM present here.' Stretch your hands in imagination toward the inner light, feel the thirst turn to a flood of awareness, and rest in the felt presence now.
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