Awake: The Inner Awakening
Psalms 44:23-24 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 44 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The psalmist cries that God seems asleep and hidden, pleading for awakening and steadfast presence amid hardship. The cry expresses a longing for divine attentiveness in the face of oppression.
Neville's Inner Vision
The cry in Psalms 44:23-24 is not about a distant deity; it is a turning of your own consciousness. In Neville's terms, God is the I AM within you; when you believe you are separate, you 'sleep.' The face that hides represents fear and the sense of separation from the divine. Arise, and let consciousness lift itself from appearances, affirming that you are never forgotten and never cast off. The affliction you name are beliefs you entertain in the dark; you replace them by imagining the end from the beginning: you are already loved, provided for, and seen. Keep one sentence in mind: The I AM within me is awake now. When delay or doubt arises, revise it by returning to the feeling of the wish fulfilled—the Lord awake in you, guiding, sustaining, and shining through every circumstance.
Practice This Now
Sit in stillness and declare, "The I AM within me is awake now." Feel the presence as your immediate reality; revise any sense of abandonment by imagining the Lord guiding you through your situation.
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