Inner Mercy Awakening
Romans 9:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Romans 9 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Romans 9:18 declares that mercy is dispensed according to God's will, and hardening follows as a consequence of a chosen inner posture. In Neville's reading, 'God' is the I AM within you, and your life mirrors the state you persist in.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of Romans 9:18 as a map of the inner world. The 'mercy' spoken of is the I AM’s favor toward a state you choose to inhabit, and the 'hardening' is the resistance you mount when you cling to fear, lack, or a fixed image of yourself. There is no distant judge; there is a living consciousness within you that animates every scene. When you dwell in the assumption that you are already loved, blessed, and guided, the inner weather shifts and the outer circumstances begin to reconfigure to that reality. Conversely, when you refuse to loosen your grip on a lack-filled image, the inner posture stiffens and grows resistant, producing experiences that look like hardness. The verse invites you to examine your current inner posture and to employ the spiritual technique of revision and feeling-it-real, thereby inviting mercy into your life by the strength of your own I AM. In short: God’s mercy flows to the state you decide to abide in now.
Practice This Now
Assume the state 'I AM loves me now' and feel it real for five minutes; when doubt arises, revise it to 'I am already blessed and guided by the I AM.'
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