Inner Fortified Cities Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how the narrative frames outer architecture as an inner discipline. The walls are not mere stone but the steadfast attention you place on what you permit into your awareness. Gates are the decisions that admit illumination or close the door to fear, and bars are the boundaries you draw around restless thoughts so they cannot overflow your treasury of peace. In the Kingdom of God within, every fortified city reflects a state of consciousness you have chosen to safeguard—a sanctuary of discernment where resources of wisdom, patience, and stewardship are stored and defended. As you dwell in the I AM that you are, imagine Solomon’s builders as your own imagining—you, not a king, erecting prudent boundaries to prevent leakage of vitality into chaos. The act of fortifying your inner towns aligns with the wisdom of discernment: you audit your mental terrain, decide what deserves your sacred energy, and provide walls against distraction while opening gates to compassionate insight. Taking responsibility for your inner landscape is stewardship; it creates room for creation and growth, turning inner structures into outward influence, the Kingdom of God manifesting as settled, vivid awareness.