When it comes to religion and spiritualism, there are three kinds of people that we encounter- atheists, theists and agnostics. Usually, atheists do not believe in God because they have never seen Him and nor have they experienced Him; agnostics are not sure whether God exists or not because although they think they have experienced Him, they have never seen Him ,which is the cause of their indecisiveness; theists are people who are absolutely sure that God exists and most of them spend the rest of their lives looking for Him.
In other words, hardly anybody understands the meaning behind the word “GOD”. To understand this three letter word, it is important to understand our roots, our evolution. When man came into existence, he had to fight with the forces of nature to survive in this world. He was given a very primitive brain and had to use it to the best of his ability to carve out a niche for himself.
In these hard times, he had to find solace somewhere; and he found that solace, that strength, by believing that there is somebody up there who will guide him to survival and success. He started giving this source of strength names and forms which we know today as Jesus, Rama, Krishna, Shiva etc.
He began to have faith in these forms and names and believed that they are the key to his happiness and success on this earth. He began praying to these figures and names to bring him luck and prosperity. And when the prayers started getting answered, his belief grew stronger and this belief gave rise to the three letter word -”GOD”.
But it still does not answer the question -”who or what is God?”, right? It actually does. If you read carefully the words written above, you will realize the hidden meaning which is glaringly visible and has been that way right from the time of inception.
GOD is our faith. Yes, the line sums up the complete meaning of God. It is our faith which gives us strength and courage to go on in times of difficulty. It is our belief in ourselves that helps us achieve milestones in life. It is our inner strength and our belief that a solution exists which actually leads us to the solution.
There is ample proof in scriptures and religious books that the spiritual teachers and gurus always understood the meaning of God and have been propagating it through their writings since times immemorial. Pick up any holy book out there- Bible, Quran or Geeta, you will come across a section which says -”God is within us”. It is an indirect reference to our inner strength, our belief system, our faith.
When we say God is within us, we actually mean that the solution to our every problem lies within us. We just need to connect to our soul and listen to our heart for once. Our heart always tries to give us signals and give us directions to the path of success and of prosperity. But it is important that we listen to our inner voice and trust it completely, because it is the voice of God, the voice of our faith. If we ignore this inner voice, it stops talking to us and that is when God stops existing or starts existing only in the physical world as idols and names.
The connection with your soul is of paramount importance if you are to experience God, because God is not up there, nor is it residing at some hard to reach place; God is residing within us but we need to give Him a ring before He goes to sleep forever. After all, He gets bored too when He does not get a response from the other side.
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