Endurance and Peace in Exodus

Neville's Inner Vision

This verse is not about conquering a distant nation, but about conquering your own state of consciousness. 'This thing' is the precise assumption you choose in the mind and hold as true until it hardens into fact. When God speaks in you as the I AM, the inner authority, you are commanded to act as if the end is already complete. Endurance is the natural expression of a mind aligned with its own truth; it becomes easy because resistance dissolves into clarity. The many scenes of your life—jobs, relationships, challenges—are but outward shadows of your inward state. When you insist that peace belongs to you and for all concerned, you stop feeding fear and begin feeding faith. Then the outer movement toward resolution unfolds as a faithful echo of your inner conviction. The verse teaches that peace is not a prize but a presence you cultivate by obedience to your inner God. By dwelling in the I AM and using the imagination to embody the end, you become the steadfast one who endures and invites harmony into every circumstance.