Inner Counsel Over Worldly War

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you is the speaker that counts. When you hear, 'I have counsel and strength for war,' recognize that such words reflect the outer noise, not the living I AM you are. The inner man—your state of consciousness—either leans on the outer alliance or yields to the assurance that the I AM provides all strength. If you insist on the outer army, you rebel against the divine presence within you. The counsel and strength you seek are not 'out there' in events but in your own imaginative realization. By assuming that the I AM is the source and director of all happenings, you invite outward forms to follow your inner state. The verse invites a test: do you identify with fear-soaked reliance on 'they say' or with the eternal whisper of the I AM? Change your assumption to, 'I am guided by the I AM within me now; this inner counsel directs every circumstance.' Then observe how perceived conflict quiets as your inward state aligns with the truth of your being, and strength flows through from within to without.