Grace With Thee: Inner Faith

Neville's Inner Vision

To interpret this line in the light of consciousness, see that 'they professed' something outwardly while their inner faith wavered. The apostle does not condemn faith as a concept, but the identification with a fixed image of faith. You, too, may discover that what you call faith is simply your current state of awareness; when you hold a belief as a certainty of a separate self, you are 'erred concerning the faith.' The grace spoken is not distant favor but a living presence with you as your I AM—awareness itself. When you pause and attend to your inner state, you can revise the picture of faith from lack, fear, and striving to a beingness in which grace already abides. The moment you imagine, "I am faithful; grace surrounds me," you awaken to a reality that does not struggle for truth but rests in truth. Your faith becomes a function of your consciousness, not a collection of doctrines. The grace that Timothy wished for is the continual companion of awareness, unfailing, when you choose to inhabit it.