Inner Restraint, God Speaks

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 31:29 speaks of a man with authority over another, yet the divine voice within Jacob's world interrupts the normal claim of power. In Neville’s terms, the God of your father is not a distant deity but the I AM consciousness you carry within. The statement It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt discloses the natural tendency of your dream to declare separation and harm when fear rules. But the night-word spoken to Laban—Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad— is the inner injunction that you must not speak anger or praise about your own inner image. When you identify with the personal drama of Laban you forget who you are; when you identify with your I AM, you realize the entire scene is a projection of your inner state, and that the one you call Jacob is your own evolving self, seeking wholeness. The law of your consciousness governs whether the appearance harms or heals. The remedy is to assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled, to rest in the silent I AM and to release judgments, allowing your inner guidance to direct every word.