I’m asked this all the time. No really I am. I’ve given it a great deal of thought, especially in light of all the confusion that the world’s diverse religions have placed on the definition of who is GOD. Some religious people think they know who is GOD, and I believe that none of them have a clue. Understand that I’m no expert, I do not study religion, don’t have a graduate degree or a Ph.D in religious studies. I’m most definitely not a preacher, priest, Mullah, Rabbi or minister. And so, because I am none of those, my opinion of who is GOD, is way more important than those so called guru’s and experts. Why? Because I, more importantly, am one of GOD’s followers. Nothing else matters. Certainly not to HIM.
So, I want you to think of this scenario. You go in a pool on a hot scorching day. You see an insect or frog floating around on top of the water. It can’t grasp the slippery tiled sides, there is no float to hang on to and for all intent and purposes it has given up hope and starts to roll up in a ball and awaits its demise. Then you come along. You pick up the insect in your cupped hand and place it on the dry concrete. You watch to see that it doesn’t crawl back toward the pool and fall in again. You might blow on it a little to dry it off. It does what insects do rubbing its wings and feelers, then flies away. “It” has no clue what just happened. That’s exactly what GOD does, what HE is all about and who HE is. If you prefer SHE, that’s fine.
I don’t want to dwell on atheism. “They” and others are too hung up with aspects of GOD that are confusing, untrue and create more fear than goodwill. You must understand one very important point – religion is NOT GOD. Religion is religion having really very little to do with GOD. GOD is also not any book, text, tablet, scroll, animal sacrifice, piece of clothing or practice. Religious books and texts are man’s (women’s) thoughts and interpretations, not GOD’s. Not believing in GOD, does nothing to stop HIM from HIS presence in a person’s life. I’m sorry, but man has little choice when it comes to GOD. HE’s there whether you like it or not.
There is, of course, a GOD. GOD is not dead, because life or death acquaints with humans, not GOD. HE cannot die, because HE was never born. GOD exists – indefinitely, everywhere and certainly not exclusively in church’s, temples or mosque’s. HE is not human. He has never appeared in human form. There was never a need to. GOD couldn’t do what HE does if HE was human. If you prefer to give HIM a face, you should feel comfortable doing so. HE can be energy or something universal or whatever else you want HIM to be. But HE is there - always and everywhere. You communicate with HIM by praying. HIS presence is always IN you. HE communicates to you by miracles or tragedy and answers or by actions, events and ideas with the help of angels and, of course, through people.
GOD is much more like us than we realize. HE is not as forgiving as some religions might have us believe. Being like us, he does make mistakes. Does GOD punish people? Yes, he does. Will HE forgive you for all the bad things you done in your life? Probably not. And that should not scare you, because the concept of heaven and hell is, again, the creation of man. What happens after we die is something we cannot possibly understand right now. What about reincarnation or some other form of rebirth? Maybe. I believe GOD expects you to live a productive, caring and charitable life and not worry about what happens when you die.
But, do you understand WHO IS GOD? If there is no religion, then what? Plenty and everything. Again, religion is a mask, a template and dish of assorted controls that men has placed on other men. GOD was and is the creator, the sky, the sea, us, animals, fish, water, Mars and the moon and whatever else exists beyond that. Man is product of evolution – he or she just did not pop down here next to a tree, apple and snake. That is NOT GOD, that is religion again. GOD is a power, presence, force, an energy within your mind. You don’t kill someone because of what a book says, no, it feels wrong in your brain, in your heart, in your DNA because GOD has placed that “module” inside you. You want to think of GOD as the “Father”, then do so.
GOD is intuition, memories, feelings that you’ve been here or there before, coincidence, happiness, sadness, grief, surprise, astonishment, luck, jealousy, fear, compassion and anger. When the first man and woman walked the Earth, their emotions were very similar to ours now. Did they require rules or books or tablets to eat, sleep, have sex or feel what we feel now? No. GOD was there with them as HE is everywhere now. As time moved on, religion developed and as we all have read the history, nothing much got better. It offered no more clarity or comfort than it does now. Because man lost focus as to who GOD truly is. It was, is and should be quite simple.
So, do you now know who is GOD? You should. Don’t think too hard because that’s what religion has programmed you to do. Let that all go. Free yourself. Keep it simple. HE is an ever-present-presence in your life. HE is with you always. You don’t need any of the absurd trappings of any religion to be by HIS side, because HE is there already with everyone everywhere. There is no need to seek scientific proof of HIS existence, just accept it. As I said, you don’t have much choice anyway. Feel free to not accept or not believe, it doesn’t matter. GOD is in your DNA – HE is and will always be a part of you. That is who HE is.
