Watchful Gate of Speech

Neville's Inner Vision

To guard the mouth is to guard the Assumption of your life. See the verse as a manual for the state you dwell in. The Lord in you is not a distant judge but the I AM, the awareness that speaks through your being. Set a watch before your mouth and you set a watch on your inner movements, for events in your life follow your inner speech. When the impulse to speak arises, pause and imagine the door of lips as a sacred threshold, guarded by the I AM. Make the decision that every word will reflect the state you intend to inhabit: clarity, compassion, truth. If a thought of anger or judgment arises, revise it instantly: 'I am the observer; I choose words that bless and build.' In practice, your speech becomes a mirror of your consciousness, and as you consistently align it with your desired state, your world follows suit. This is holiness not as a rule, but as a natural expression of your inner recognitions and quiet certainty.