Hebrews 3 Inner Exhortation

Neville's Inner Vision

Remember, the brethren are states of consciousness; the living God is the I AM within. When you feel an evil heart of unbelief, you are witnessing a momentary drift, not a permanent condition. The answer is revision through imagination: assume the truth that I AM is present here now, and begin a daily inner exhortation—speaking to yourself as the living presence that you are. Do not rail against sin; guide your feeling back to trust, and let belief be re-imaged as your habitual state. The deceitfulness of sin lies in the false sense of separation; counter it by dwelling in the feeling of oneness, the certainty that you are continually attended by divine life. Practice it as you would tend a garden: two minutes of quiet, the phrase 'I am' repeated until it feels real, then the imagined scene where you and God converse and encourage one another. Perseverance means continuing this revision every day until the old belief is forgotten and faith is your natural atmosphere.