When God Seems Hidden Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville’s frame, Psalm 13:1 is not a plea to move God, but a reminder that God is the I AM you are aware of. The lament—how long wilt thou forget me? how long wilt thou hide thy face?—marks a moment when consciousness identifies with separation rather than the eternal presence. The 'face' of God is not somewhere above you but the very presence you call to realize in your own being. The perceived hiding is the mind’s reluctance to recognize its own continuity with divine life. When you imagine that you are always seen by the I AM, the feeling of neglect dissolves, and longing shifts into quiet expectancy. The solution is not to chase God but to re-enter the state in which God is already present. Return attention to the I AM and revise the memory: you never truly forget me; you are always facing me. In this interior turn, the verse becomes a doorway from psalmist lament into the certainty of present, intimate contact with the divine within.