Inner Tribulation, Inner Faith

Neville's Inner Vision

Tribulation is not an external punishment but a signal of your inner state awakening. When Paul spoke of suffering, he named the natural resistance that arises as you enlarge your sense of I AM. Your true self is not touched by events; reality is imagination, and the experience of tribulation is an alert that consciousness is growing beyond a previous capacity to hold itself. The tempter is the belief that this moment defines you apart from your divine nature; but your labor is never in vain when faith remains intact in your inner vision. Timotheus’ arrival with good tidings is the inner demonstration that your faith, your charity, and your memory of others are already alive within you; they return as a felt companionship and encouragement. As you dwell on this inner report, you discover that the very sense of being remembered and desired by loved ones is the proof of your unified state. Hold to the conviction that you are this faith here and now, and you will see the outer circumstances bend to reflect a steadier, kinder consciousness. The message is simple: you are already where you long to be; you need only assume it, feel it real, and live from the end.