Be Not Far From Me, God

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the Neville Goddard lens, the cry 'O God, be not far from me' is not about geographic distance but the distance of consciousness. God is the I AM you are awareness of; therefore 'not far' equals a decided shift of your inner state. When you feel you are apart, you are in a state of separation; when you assume, 'I am in the presence of God now,' you compress space into immediacy. The urgency of 'make haste for my help' becomes the velocity of your faith—your imagination actively moving you from doubt to conviction. The psalmist's request becomes a discipline: dwell in the sense that God is near, and let your feeling move toward the outcome you seek. The inner movement is the event; the outer circumstances reflect your state. So, you do not beg God; you re-embody the I AM at the level of feeling and assumption until the felt presence becomes your default.