Inner Imitation and Discernment

Neville's Inner Vision

Paul points to a spiritual model, not a crowd, for your inner life. When he says 'be followers together of me,' he invites you to join your imagination with a fixed inner state—that of the Christ consciousness you will be. The enemies of the cross are not merely other people; they are thoughts and habits that oppose the crucified mind sitting in your awareness. In Neville terms, you test your alignment by the inner company you keep: do you dwell in trust, obedience, and wisdom, or do you capitulate to doubt and self-importance? The weeping is the ache of potential neglected within your own consciousness, a signal to revise. Therefore, you refuse to measure others by exterior standards and instead make your own heart the standard by which all walks are judged. If you close your eyes to the old pattern and identify with a higher model—your chosen exemplar of truth—you set in motion the creative law that shapes all experiences. Your life becomes the echo of the inner sample you persistently imitate.