Inner Rebellion, Cruel Messenger

Neville's Inner Vision

Rebellion is not a force out there; it is a stubborn state of consciousness you entertain. When you enthrone rebellion—refusing to yield to the I AM within—you invite a cruel messenger in the form of outer events that press you toward obedience. The 'evil man' in Proverbs is a symbol of inner resistance; the 'cruel messenger' is the natural result of that inner posture, not a random judgment from heaven. If you observe your life, you will see that persistent inner defiance produces sharp circumstances that compel you to change. Yet these appearances are quiet signals, invitations to revise, not punishments to fear. You can break the cycle by returning to your true feeling: you are one with the I AM, and the law responds to your state. Assume harmony, imagine your life as already aligned with obedience, feel it as real now, and the rearrangement will begin within and show without. Thus the inner choice determines the outer sequence; the messenger serves your awakening when you choose it.