Inner Readiness of Mind

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this verse the forwardness of your mind is not a ledger of funds but a state of consciousness moving toward truth and fellowship. Paul’s boasting is the reflection of an inner assurance—an I AM recognition that generosity already exists in potential before it appears in the hands. When he says Achaia was ready a year ago, he speaks of a mental condition that has already taken form in imagination and resolve; the outward gathering merely follows after the inner conviction. Your zeal provoked very many because zeal is the glow of a mind committed to unity, and such glow radiates outward, drawing others into alignment. The precaution about sending the brethren is a reminder that consciousness must rest in its own readiness; otherwise, outer circumstances will mirror indecision and the boast would be in vain. In Neville’s terms, you are asked to live as the I AM perceiving, and through that perception the scene becomes aligned. The inner and outer become one when belief is vivid enough to dominate the scene.