The Stiff Neck Within

Neville's Inner Vision

That stubborn neck is a symbol of a state of consciousness that has not yet yielded to the inner whisper of I AM. You are not punished for your stiffness; you simply haven’t allowed the new assumption to land in your awareness. When you identify as the observer who can revision the scene, you discover that all seems to bow to your inner conviction. The commandment to hear is not external instruction but the invitation of your own mind to attend to a higher implication. Obedience and faithfulness begin as a deliberate mood: you imagine yourself as the I AM listening, hearing, and obeying the inner impulse that aligns with your desired reality. As you persist, the mental posture shifts; the neck relaxes because you have ceased resisting your own creative power. The verse becomes a reminder that you are always free to change your inner standing, thereby changing the outward scene. The stiff-necked nation becomes your disciplined habit of attention, gently yielding to truth.