Pestilence Before Presence: Habakkuk 3:5

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the scene as a drama of consciousness. Before the I AM steps forth, pestilence—those anxious thoughts and fears—marches in front, testing the throne of your attention. But the moment you recognize that you are the I AM, that awareness which does not waver, these disturbances begin to serve rather than torment you; they become the traffic of a mind being refined. The phrase 'burning coals went forth at his feet' speaks to the fiery, cleansing energy that accompanies true awareness. Not punishment, but purification; not attack, but alignment. Where you previously identified with the storm, you align with the flame at your feet—the fire of conviction, the zeal of your own I AM presence. As you dwell in the sense 'I AM,' the pestilence loses its force because it has no independent reality outside your awareness. The apparent chaos is simply the old state surrendering to the higher seeing within you. In that moment, you are not moving toward God; you awaken to God as the I AM that you already are, and the inner weather clears.