Marked by Lament: How to Know When You’ve Left the Assumption

Excerpt from Ezekiel 9:4 (UK English):

"And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof."

In this passage, a scribe is instructed to move through Jerusalem and place a mark on the foreheads of those who are sighing and crying over the condition of the city.
They are mourning what they see — lamenting the visible state of things.

The scribe symbolises the recording power of consciousness.
In biblical language, a scribe is not merely someone who writes with ink, but someone who records and fixes states of mind.
Whatever emotional or mental state you dwell in is, in a sense, marked upon you — it becomes part of your inner identity, which eventually expresses itself outwardly.

Thus, those who lament are marked accordingly.
Their focus on external circumstances imprints a state of sorrow and powerlessness upon their inner world, ensuring that it continues to reproduce itself.

This image offers a striking lesson for anyone practising conscious assumption:
When you find yourself lamenting, grieving, or emotionally reacting to external conditions, it is a sign you are not living from the end — you are not walking in the assumption of your wish fulfilled.
Instead of holding fast to the unseen reality, you are allowing the outer world to dominate your focus.

In biblical symbolism, "sin" simply means to miss the mark.
It is not about moral failings, but about misdirected aim.
When you lament over the world as it appears, you are missing the mark — turning your attention away from your inner creative power and fixating on the very conditions you seek to transcend.
In doing so, you wound yourself by reinforcing the state you wish to leave behind.

This wounding is beautifully symbolised in the New Testament by the marks upon the hands and feet of Jesus at crucifixion.
In Neville Goddard’s interpretation, Jesus symbolises your own wonderful human imagination — the creative power within.
The hands represent creative power (the hand of God), and the feet symbolise understanding (the path your consciousness walks).
To be "nailed" in hands and feet is to fix your imagination — your creative activity and your understanding — to a particular state.

If you dwell in sorrow, lamentation, or despair, you are in effect crucifying your imagination to a state of loss.
The marks you bear are not random; they are signs of the inner states you have accepted.

Walking in the assumption means your inner eye remains fixed on the unseen reality you have claimed as true, regardless of what the outer world presents.
When you catch yourself sighing, crying, or despairing over what is, it is a gentle reminder to redirect your focus — to aim again at the target of your desire, and to move in imagination as though it were already accomplished.

The scribe is still at work within each of us, recording the states we most deeply inhabit.
Let your mark be that of quiet confidence and inner joy — the true signature of a life lived from the end.