When Friends Stand Aloof

Psalms 38:11 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Psalms 38 in context

Scripture Focus

11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
Psalms 38:11

Biblical Context

The speaker feels abandoned by lovers, friends, and kin during great suffering. This withdrawal is presented as a catalyst for inner reorientation rather than a fixed external fate.

Neville's Inner Vision

To one who hears Psalms 38:11, the aloofness of lovers and friends is not a verdict of fate but a reflection of your inner state. The I AM behind your eyes experiences separation only where you have believed you are divided from love. In Neville's light, the outer world is the dream of your consciousness; the sore calls you to adjust the state you inhabit. Do not seek the lovers outside; claim them within by assuming a new atmosphere of belonging. Imagine that you are already embraced by the very love you crave, that there is no distance between you and your source. Feel the presence, breathe the certainty that you are wholly loved by the I AM within you. When the feeling is real in your chest, persist in the assumption until it overrides the old sense of aloofness. The moment you hold to this revision, the outer scene drops its charge and your relations shift to mirror the inner scene, restoring harmony where there was estrangement.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, hand on heart, and repeat, 'I am loved by the I AM within; there is no real distance.' Do this for five minutes until the feeling of closeness writes itself on your chest.

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