Inner Heart Offering
Psalms 51:17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 51 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse declares that God values inward sacrifice. A broken spirit and contrite heart are the true offering, not external rituals.
Neville's Inner Vision
Where is your temple? It is in the I AM you awaken to within. The verse invites you to examine the feeling you call sacrifice, not to perform a ritual. A broken spirit is an awakened willingness to release the pride of control and to meet life with humility. A contrite heart is simply a soft, teachable state of awareness, ready to be corrected by love. When you align with that inner disposition, you discover that God is not outside but the I AM behind your eyes. The sacrifice becomes your admission that your current self-image is a story you can revise. Mercy flows as you revise: you are no longer pushing to prove yourself but listening to the inner movement of awareness. The outer world alters in accordance with the inner state. The divine despises not the broken, for breaking is only the door opening to new seeing. Your true offering is your willingness to change, to imagine anew, to feel it real inside.
Practice This Now
Practice: Assume you are already the contrite heart; revise your self-image to embody the I AM’s mercy. Then feel it real by resting in that state for several minutes.
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