Inner Illumination In Job 21

Neville's Inner Vision

Job 21:16-17 presents a scene of outward fortune and folly, yet Neville would hear an inward invitation. The verse speaks of what is in hand and what is not; the true good you own is the consciousness that witnesses, not the counsel of others. The 'candle' that goes out is the symbol of a distracted mind, the belief that life depends on external voices. When you realize God—the I Am within—distributes sorrows as inner feedback, you see sorrow as a signal to adjust your state, not a punishment to endure. Therefore, claim the realization that you are the light within, and that no outward event can extinguish your essential peace. Practice: for a minute, assume the state 'I AM lights my life.' Feel it as real now; revise any belief that another's plan governs you. When appearances threaten, return to the awareness that you are the observer and the light. See effects in life as reflections of your inner state and simply revise the state until the candle remains lit. In this way you align with the timeless truth that illumination proceeds from within, independent of fortune or the wicked's counsel.