Inner Victory Over Strife

Neville's Inner Vision

In the scripture, the Syrians are not distant armies but the drift of fear and limitation that assemble when you forget who you are. Israel stands for your inner nation—the I AM, the relentless awareness that has already defeated the sense of separation. When the Syrians see they are smitten before Israel, they gather themselves to renew an assault; this is the mind's habit of clinging to an old state after a new state has taken root. The moment you accept that you are the I AM, that your consciousness has already overcome the illusion of lack, the outward gathering loses its sting. The defeat is not a punishment but a sign that your state has shifted. The old fears retire, yet their last rally may appear to test your persistence. Do not argue with them; return to the feeling of the wish fulfilled. See the battle as a confirmation that your inner vision, not outward events, creates what you experience. By imagining from the end, you compel the Syrians to dissolve away, for they gather only where you have not yet fully settled into the truth of your oneness.