Grace Beyond Works Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Romans 11:6 whispers to the modern heart that grace is not the tender fruit of endless toil, but the state of awareness you carry as I AM. If you cling to the idea that grace must be earned by works, you shut the door on grace and keep it at arm's length; you live under the impression that you are lacking and must strive to be complete. But when you acknowledge grace as your natural state of consciousness—your I AM as the living grace—you discover that nothing external can add to what you already are. The inner attitude of true grace dissolves the contrast between achievement and acceptance, turning effort into expression rather than cause. The "work" becomes merely the story the mind tells to justify limitation; the reality remains untouched by it. Your imagination is the hand that refines your self-conception. By assuming, even for a moment, that you are already gracious, you align your inner scene with that fact, and the world rearranges to reflect the tone you have freely chosen.