Inner Refuge Psalm 142:4-5

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 142:4-5 speaks from a state of looking to the right hand for knowledge, only to find no one who knows you. Yet this emptiness is not a rejection by God but a turning of attention from externals to the I AM—the one consciousness that fills every hollow. The cry, 'Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living,' is a decisive shift of identification. The 'refuge' is not a shelter somewhere outside you; it is the very awareness that perceives, the I AM within you that provides, sustains, and knows you. When you feel deserted, you are being invited to remember that your life is not secured by people but by the presence you are. The 'land of the living' refers to the present moment of consciousness here and now. Practice this: close your eyes and align your attention with the I AM as your true shelter and wealth. State inwardly, 'I AM my refuge and my portion now,' and allow the sense of care and supply to rise as your current experience. Perception follows this inner declaration.