Suffering as a State of Consciousness

Neville's Inner Vision

Peter differentiates the outer acts from the inner state. Suffering arises when you identify with a lower self—murderer, thief, evildoer, busybody—yet the Christian who endures is not defined by those acts. In Neville’s terms, the verse invites a psalm of inner alignment: suffering is not punishment but a cue to return to the I AM, the living awareness within. To suffer for being a Christian is to suffer for embodying Christ-consciousness; the remedy is not denial but reverence—glorifying God through the present consciousness that governs your scene. When you revise your sense of self to the I AM, the external circumstances soften as the inner state expands. Your pain becomes a translation of a belief being re-scripted: you are no longer the old self but the living presence of God within you. Imagination is the tool: claim the truth, feel it, and your world moves to reflect the divine state you choose to inhabit. The trial thus becomes a doorway to deeper Christ-consciousness, not a repudiation of you.