the paths to God
(This is for those who believe in God.
If you do not believe in God,
this essay will likely have little meaning for you.)
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I believe we each have a soul. And that soul comes from God. It is a part of God – which means you are a part of God.
I believe every man and woman has the power of God within them. It is our inheritance, as we are all the children of God. And God would not abandon us in the world without giving us the way back home. And the way back is our soul. Me, you, we all are the way back to God.
We have all been given a heart, a mind, and a soul – these are the greatest gifts that God has given to us. For within these gifts lie the tremendous creative and destructive powers of the universe, to do with as we will. The power to produce disasters or to perform miracles, the power to spread ignorance or to advance enlightenment, and the power to create heaven or hell – all these powers lie within us. They rest within our hearts, our minds, and our souls. So the way to God does not lie outside in the world – it lies inside you. All you have ever needed and will ever need, lies within you, and begins and ends with you. But how you use these powers that have been given – is up to you. Use them as you so desire. And whether or not you seek to find the way back to the source of all things, is up to you also. Live as you so desire.
People take many paths to God. Some people pray. Some meditate. Some go to temples, churches, and mosques. Some do good deeds. Some read holy books. And I believe one is no better than the other, for each person is different, and so each person’s path may be different. Some do not even seek the path to God. I myself neither pray, meditate, nor go to temples or churches – I search within my own heart, mind, and soul. This paper (and all of my other writings, as a matter of fact) comes from those places - from what I think and feel.
Every person is different and unique, and everyone stands at a different crossroads in their own life - so what may be the better path for one person, may not be so for another. And I, I do not know which path is better for which person. For I am not any other person – I am only me. Perhaps a person needs to change paths many times before they find God - but eventually, every person, if they truly desire, will eventually find their way back to God. For just as all paths in the ancient world led to Rome, all paths in the universe ultimately lead to God.
All things in the universe were created by God, and so all things have the handprint of God’s love within them. God is within you, and God is within me - God is inside everyone. God is with us always, just as we are always with God. The Creator lives forever within the Created.
God. Is. Everywhere.
So all paths in the universe lead back to God – including you. You yourself are one of the many paths to God.
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