Inner Jealousy and Faith

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the scene as a waking state of consciousness. The Lord is not a distant power but the I AM within your own mind, noticing the images you have entertained as gods and vanities. When you worship what is not God, you awaken jealousy in your inner self, a signal that your present state has outgrown its old idols. The line I will hide my face from them becomes a quiet invitation to withdraw attention from the old image until you are ready to see differently. They are a froward generation, children in whom is no faith, which you can translate as a belief that your true nature is somewhere apart from the I AM. The remedy is not struggle but revision: replace the idol with the living image of your own spiritual reality, and allow your imagination to lead you to a repurchase of faith. Your present life then moves toward a new people—toward yourself as the beloved creation of the One, not a stranger to God. Let your imagination create the conditions that reflect your awakened trust, and watch as the outer world begins to echo the inner conversion.