The Inner Curse Of Deception
Zechariah 5:3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Zechariah 5 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The passage proclaims a universal curse that condemns stealing and deceitful swearing, a judgment that touches all aspects of life.
Neville's Inner Vision
Notice that this curse is not coming from a distant judge but from your own state of mind. To 'steal' is to take from your inner supply—your energy, time, joy, possibility—by dwelling in lack or compelling beliefs that you are not enough. To 'swear' is to promise with your mouth what your life does not yet express, or to cling to judgments and declarations that you are separate from your divine I AM. In Neville’s terms, the whole earth of experience is a projection of consciousness; when consciousness leans into theft or deceit, it casts a shadow across every scene. But the reverse is true: you can revise your state, return to the one I AM that never leaves you, and choose integrity as attitude and action. The moment you acknowledge and dwell in your unity with truth, the curse loses its hold, and your world shines with the order of your deliberate state.
Practice This Now
Assume you are the I AM, utterly honest with your inner life. Revise any memory of theft or deceit by declaring, 'This is not my reality; I am integrity now,' and feel it real.
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