Hear and Keep the Word Within

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner theater, the blessed are those who tune their attention to the living word available at this moment. The compliment about the womb is acknowledged, yet Jesus invites you to consider the source of true birth—an awareness that is awake to truth. Hearing the word of God is not simply hearing with physical ears but becoming aware of the verity that never changes, the inner law that governs thoughts and outcomes. To keep that word is to refuse to trade it for appearances. It is the habit of aligning your thoughts, feelings, and actions with the truth you have acknowledged, until it becomes your natural reflex. When you live from that alignment, the world rearranges to reflect your inner conviction, because you have assumed the truth and thus it becomes your experience. The state of hearing and keeping is a present-tense condition, not a prize to be earned later; it is your open, steadfast posture of consciousness when you stop negotiating with contradictory thoughts. Return to the word and let it govern your moment, and you will discover life flowing from within outward.