Today I met God. How do I know? Well for the first time in my life I felt as if God is at my fingertips. My body hummed and buzzed like the sound of nature while I was in a meditative state being told what is and what isn’t by the source. My body is filled with love. I felt the weight of the Universe, I felt the weight of my own body, gravity, and everything else. It was triggered by me looking at comments of people arguing about which religion is right and what is God. Someone argued that God wasn't the universe. I already knew God but I now KNOW God more in ways most wouldn't get.
Before this, I had been reconnecting with myself through taking a deep dive into my heritage, attempting to embrace all sides of my roots, even if they were distant. This was born out of pure curiosity and a desire to pass on tradition from my ancestors to my kids. A Gullah proverb states, “Mus tek cyear uh de root fa heal de tree.” Translation : Must take care of the root to heal the tree which means to heal or grow you must go back to the root, the source of your being to heal. I deeply resonate with that and apply it to my growth.
Through this desire, it enhanced my urge to want to know more in my faith. So I started trying to decolonize the way I viewed “God”, “YahWeh”, “Allah” ,whatever you may call this force of energy that’s the heart of everything living.
I stopped identifying with the term “Christian” because I know that the name itself is man-made. That wasn’t the issue, though. I disliked that a simple label could force people into believing things about me that weren’t true. People assumed I was judgmental, prudish, or “lost,” not because I was that, but because of its believers and the dark historical past of Christianity.
I believe in many “Christian” ways, but I now consider myself simply a follower of Christ. I believe that Jesus Christ was a prophet and a symbol of faith, love, and manifestation. I previously had known the deep history of Christianity. I knew more than other Christians, which didn’t make me better, but it sure did frustrate me. I knew that holidays such as Christmas and Easter aren’t inherently “Christian,” nor were they mentioned in the Bible. I knew that European colonizers took a Middle Eastern/ North African-based faith and weaponized it. They removed books, several books, and whitewashed the stories to convince people to convert. They wanted to convert people to gain more control. They removed a lot of stories that talked about basically manifestation ( Prayer). Jesus in the missing books preached about relying on God too much, so the Catholic Church removed it because they knew the people in different parts of Europe would rely too much on God and self. They needed society to be codependent on the church. I also knew that the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD deemed that Jesus was God, and that Jesus being God wasn’t initially biblical at first. Jesus being referred to as “the son of God” represented all of us being children of God by default. It was metaphoric. Jesus explicitly mentions in many ways that all his miraculous ways was through God! He even prays to God and does not wish to fulfill his purpose fully on earth. He struggled out of fear. At least that's what the story entails. As you can tell, I do not interpret the Bible in the traditional modern way, and that offends some Christians. The way Christians unknowingly spread false doctrines bothered me and made me no longer identify with the label.
So I unconventionally met God—It wasn't through prayer.. it was through feeling. God revealed who God was to me through emotion. God is not female nor Male. God is bigger than any gender role. I knew God the “father” was metaphorical and not literal. But for the very first time, my body buzzed and hummed with the universe. I communicated with the source in a meditative state, and I was spoken to. I was told that God was everything and in everything that lives. God is nothing and everything. It’s a piece of God in everything breathing. This concept is backed up by some verses from the Bible
like John 1:1, “the Word was God” and John 10:30, “I and the Father are one”
Genesis 1:27 (KJV): “So God created man in his image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”
This was later misinterpreted because of certain books from the Bible being removed and new doctrines being formed.
Other examples in different religions/ways of life :
Buddhism (especially Mahayana):
All sentient beings possess the potential for enlightenment — the same pure, awakened nature as the Buddha
Parable of the Hidden Jewel: A poor man doesn’t realize a priceless gem was sewn into his robe. Likewise, we carry sacred wisdom within us but often don’t know.
Hinduism:
Teaches that the Atman (the soul/self) is divine, and is one with Brahman, the ultimate reality. “Tat Tvam Asi” – “That thou art.”
Meaning: You are divine. You are the ultimate.
Sufism (Islamic Mysticism):
Sufi poets like Rumi speak of divine reflection in the human soul: “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
Sufis believe God’s light (nur) is within all creation.
Yoruba /( West African ) Traditional Religions:
Humans are believed to carry divine essence from Olodumare (the Supreme God).
Each person has an Ori (inner head/spirit) — the part of God placed in you before birth. Strong parallel to being made in the image of God.
We are parts of the universe, and the universe is essentially God. It doesn’t matter what you believe. Whatever ritual you follow to get to the source. Do your thing and take your time. Prioritize relationship over ritual and man made things. There's a lot of people I knew who knew the Bible front to back but couldn’t bow down and pray. Prayer is the ultimate form of submission to God, but also submission to yourself.. devotion to self. They say the unforgivable sin is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit because blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is essentially blasphemy against yourself. What is the Holy Spirit? Well, from my interpretation that’s rooted in history and spirituaility, I’d suggest that Holy Spirit not only means God but your spirit being holy because of the life force within. Recognizing that holiness gives the belief power because anything you put your intention behind gives it power over your life. This is affirmed consistently throughout the Bible in many ways. The etymology of the term Holy Spirit traces back to the Greek word “pneuma,” which means “breath” or “Wind”. In hebrew, the translation of “ruach” also meant breath, which also further supports this. The Holy Spirit signifies the source of life and power. Something we all have within is a spirit. That is our life force. In the theology of Christianity, it’s often referred to as God’s active personal presence. The very proof of our existence. The Holy Spirit is God, and the kingdom of God is within. Your body is a temple for the Holy Spirit.
It’s all a cycle and interconnected. I don’t care how much a person goes to church or even how much of the Bible they know, I care about their soul and if they see God in everything. I care if they have enough faith to withstand great pains and move mountains.
Faith in the divine can not be simplified, and what I experienced can’t be explained good enough in human terms. Some people who read this may view it as awfully wrong, accuse me of blasphemy, or think I’m just crazy, but this is my journey. My spiritual disposition.
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When I really felt God for the first time it was the same message: God is everything, everything is God
i had a similar experience once. i was laying down and my cat was laying on my chest. All at once, I felt an overwhelming sense of affirmation, to the point of tears. I got the message that, 'if I see media that is so relevant to me that it makes me anxious that it isn't real, there's actually no reason to be anxious. the world is not a simulation. it's a beautiful place with plenty of talented people who feel and think the same way I do, and who express that beautifully on screen, in TV shows, in songs, or within a book. it shouldn't make me feel terrified, but human - connected to everyone out there who resonated with it like I did. it's an affirmation of our shared world and my position in it.' i was told to embrace it, and that i was allowed to feel that joy.
i feel it again now!