Sanctified Appetite in Awareness

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, this is not a mandate to cling to external rites, but an invitation to awaken to the truth that your inner state is the only law. God, the I AM within you, did not forbid nourishment; He blessed creation and declared it good to be received with gratitude by those who know the truth. When you demand denial or separation, you mistake your own consciousness for the law of God. The verse tells you that what is received with thanksgiving, spoken from a heart of faith, is sanctified. The sanctification is a mental act: you set your mind in alignment with gratitude, recognizing that all that comes to you is an expression of divine provision. So your body, your meals, your circumstances—are all tools by which you practice awareness. By dwelling in the assumption of abundance and giving thanks in advance, you shift your inner atmosphere, and the outer scene follows. The change is not in the world but in your awareness of the Father within who provides.