Fortress of I Am Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Be thou my strong habitation becomes a deliberate choosing of a state of consciousness in which God is my permanent dwelling; I continually resort to it not as escape but to realize truth. The 'strong habitation' is the I AM within, the unshakable rock and fortress that remains regardless of outer conditions. 'Thou hast given commandment to save me' signals an inner decree that salvation is already issued by the divine mind of which I am an expression. Since God is awareness, the act of saving is a shift in consciousness—an imagining into the reality that I am kept, guided, and delivered by this steadfast presence. When I live from this inner fortress, I cease seeking protection from without and begin witnessing experiences that mirror the security, providence, and deliverance embedded in the I AM. The world rearranges to reflect the state I dwell in: protection becomes permanence, guidance becomes instinctive, redemption becomes daily felt reality. Thus, when fear arises, I do not plead for rescue; I return to the awareness that I AM is my rock and fortress whose command is salvation.