Does God Exist and What That Has To Do With Life Change?

Okay, I know I’m really going out on a limb here. I know this might irritate some people and I don’t want to do that, but I want to make clear my position here. I want to answer the question, “Does God exist,” from my perspective and then tell you what I think that has to do with Life Change.

Does God Exist

The short answer is yes. The long answer is not in the way most people think. God does not exist as some old Grandpa type sitting on a throne in the sky laughing maniacally up his flowing sleeves about how he is going to send someone to everlasting damnation. Some people may be comfortable with this view of God, but I am not!

I prefer to call what most people call God, the Infinite. Why? Well, there are several reasons. One reason is that the term God has been used throughout the centuries, the millennia, to justify all sorts of un-God-like things. War, slavery, rape, bigotry and a whole list of other charming things have been and are still being committed in God’s name.

Another reason is that God seems to me to be very short of what the Infinite is. The Infinite is Infinite power. Infinite wisdom, Infinite intelligence, Infinite love, Infinite anything you can think of; anything you can think of that is good.

But you don’t know if you believe in God!

You may not. What you really might think is that there might be something called God, but what that is you are not sure. That’s called being an agnostic. Join the club! Only those who have created God in their own image can really have a handle on what the Infinite really is.

What this has to do with Life Change.

I can tell you from personal experience that life change can be very tough. It can be nearly impossible to do alone. Unfortunately, you can also have a hard time inviting others to help you. They begin to want you to change according to what they feel you should be, not what you desire to be.

Receiving strength and help from the Infinite can be the determining factor! Now, before you go off thinking I am talking about prayers and then waiting for the great HooHoo in the sky to bless you from above with everything you want, stop! When I say receive, I mean knowing that the Infinite wants for you the things you desire, your deep desires because they are put there by the Infinite. No, I don’t mean that the Infinite wants you to have sex with your neighbor’s cat, like you dream about, I mean those desires that turn you from the person you are now to the creation you are meant to be.

When you begin to recognize the Infinite and that you are a part of this stream of power, love and goodness, it makes changing your life so much easier. You look for the guidance that you know will come, you act on the opportunities that appear and you know that it is not from some mythical creature, but from the Infinite.

Where I am

My wife and I were enjoying a nice scotch last night and talking about this and I was saying that it seems that there are generally, three kinds of people, when talking about spiritual kinds of stuff.

There are those who do not believe in any sort of supreme power or intelligence. They believe that we are on our own and that is it!

There are those who have the more traditional view of God. They understand the Infinite to be out side of our immediate experience and somewhat ambivalent to us. God will do what God will do.

Then there are those who believe that there is something much greater than us our there, but what that really is, they are not completely sure. They are seeking connection and direction, but also to understand their own position in the whole thing.

I come from the last position. God exists. The Infinite exists. What that has to do with Life Change is everything since we are a part of that Infinite Source and it is a part of us.

If I haven’t pissed you off too bad or made you laugh at my silliness in believing in the great HooHoo, then join me in this great adventure called life!

Here’s to You!

P.S. Woo! Touchy subject! Leave a comment. Let me know what you think. Tell me I’m heretic (you won’t be the first) or have great insight. I’m here to help you and I can’t do that if I don’t hear from you!