The Inner Net of Wealth

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider how the prophet points to a mind that treats outward provision—nets and drag—as the source of life. In this reading, the net is a state of consciousness that thinks wealth controls fate. People rejoice in their catch because they believe what they see defines them. They sacrifice to their net, burn incense to their drag, for in the outward abundance they feel secure. The inner reading is this: wealth is not an external tool but a projection of inner belief. When I worship the net, I neglect the I AM that sustains me; I mistake the instrument for the reality. The cure is to revise: I assume the feeling of abundance as already mine. I imagine I am the consciousness that uses the net but is not defined by it. By feeling the state of fullness now, I unhook the idolatrous pull of outer means, and the apparent famine disappears. Habakkuk beckons me to honor true worship by turning inward, recognizing God—the I AM—within as the source of all provision.