Inner Shepherd Alignment

John 10:12-13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read John 10 in context

Scripture Focus

12But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
John 10:12-13

Biblical Context

John 10:12–13 contrasts the hireling who abandons the sheep with the true shepherd who stays; the hireling flees when danger comes, and the flock is scattered.

Neville's Inner Vision

John 10:12-13 invites you to read the scene as a lesson in your own inner life: the hireling is a fearful thought that identifies with lack, and so he flees when the wolf of doubt appears. The shepherd is the I AM—the steadfast awareness that never leaves the field. When you identify with that Self, you refuse the hireling's flight and hold the inner flock by faith rather than fear. Revise the scene by assuming the end as already true: the sheep are protected, the field is orderly, and your life flows under the governance of your unshakeable awareness. Speak and feel from the I AM: I am the Shepherd; my sheep are kept by my awareness. In this inner state, the external becomes a faithful reflection of your present conviction. The verse thus teaches that true leadership arises from within, not from any outer savior, and that your imagination is the instrument by which you govern the scene.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and assume the end you desire—your flock safe and your life guided by the I AM. Feel that truth as real and revise fear by declaring, 'I am the I AM; I guard my flock.'

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