Jeremiah 10:19-22 Inner Renewal

Neville's Inner Vision

Behold how the prophet speaks from the seat of awareness, not a distant political event. The hurt and wound are states of mind, unwelcome yet passing. When he says 'my tabernacle is spoiled' he describes the breakdown of the inner sanctuary, the belief that your life is stretched and unbound by time or choice. 'My cords are broken'—the ties that bind your sense of self to a steady center have loosened. 'My children are gone forth'—ideas, projects, or faculties you identified with have seemed to depart, leaving you with emptiness. The pastors, who should guide, are brutish because they did not seek the LORD; thus you perceive scattered flocks—discordant thoughts and fears. The north wind of doom becomes a bruit, a deafening mental noise that predicts desolation. But in this inner scene you can reframe: the I AM within is your true shepherd; you can rebuild the tent, re-stretch the cords, call back your inner 'children' by affirming they never truly left you. When you assume the end of the story, the external noise can't dislodge your inner sanctuary.