We Love Because He First Loved Us — What It Really Means

We love him, because he first loved us.

— 1 John 4:19

This verse is often read as a simple expression of faith. But when we look at it through Neville Goddard’s teachings, it becomes a practical reminder of how reality works.

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Imagination Moves First

In Neville’s work, “He” refers not to a being outside of us, but to our imagination—the creative power of the universe that lives within each of us.

When the verse says “He loved us first,” it means that our inner world comes before our outer experience. Imagination is always the first cause. What we feel and believe within ourselves shows up later as the events and relationships of our lives.

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You’re Responding to What’s Already Been Set in Motion

When you want something—a better job, a loving relationship, peace of mind—your desire is not coming from nowhere. It’s a response to something that’s already happened in imagination.

You’re not trying to get love from life. You’re recognising that love was already offered—through your inner vision, your hopes, your desires. That was imagination moving first.

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Love Means Trusting the Process

To "love in return" is to trust what your imagination has already created. You assume it’s already true. You live from the feeling of the wish fulfilled. That’s how we respond to the original love.

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In Short:

• Imagination (God in you) is always the first cause.

• Your desires are a response to what has already moved within.

• You love in return by accepting the inner vision as real.

The verse isn’t about religion—it’s about how creation works. Imagination loved you first. Your job is to respond by living in the state of the fulfilled desire.