Inner Victory, Outer Battle

Neville's Inner Vision

Your consciousness is the field of the battle. The Syrians and Ammonites are not out there; they are the restless voices within you: fear, doubt, the claim of lack. When Joab-like awareness moves toward the 'enemy'—the thought that you are not yet enough—the scene yields. As you hold the inner posture of I AM, the fleeing of the enemies signals the power of an unshakable presence. The victory here is not a political conquest but a shift of identification: you are the observer who stands, not the fear that runs. When you prevail in imagination, you return, like Joab, to Jerusalem—the temple of inner peace—carrying wisdom of kingship and authority. The Kingdom of God appears as your own stable awareness within, a shalom that remains regardless of outward events. Your task is to assume the end: see yourself crowned with peace, and let the apparent battles dissolve into quiet.