{"id":249,"date":"2011-11-12T23:22:31","date_gmt":"2011-11-12T23:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/?p=249"},"modified":"2011-11-16T00:56:04","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T00:56:04","slug":"what-god-is-like-or-how-to-see-for-yourself-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/areasontosmile\/2011\/11\/what-god-is-like-or-how-to-see-for-yourself-video.html","title":{"rendered":"What God is like, Or, how to see for yourself (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cAll complex things decay…work out your own salvation with diligence\u201d
\n-Buddha’s dying words<\/p>\n

The reason why I became a\u00a0Spiritual Coach<\/a>, and do the work that I do, is because I am working hard to bring God back to the forefront of people’s minds and lives.<\/p>\n

And even as you read that, you probably reacted in one of two ways: if you are a religious person, it probably filled you with some sort of pride about ‘your side winning’. And if you are a non-religious person, it may have made you roll your eyes in semi-disgust. So if you are still reading, I appreciate it!<\/p>\n

The fact is, over the centuries, quite a lot of damage has been done to this world ‘in the name of God’; and there are some who would try and paint our current political and military conflicts with the same white wash.<\/p>\n

Now, in the video below, I explain many ways about how to know what God is like, how to know it in your heart, and how to experience it for yourself.<\/p>\n

So here in this article I’d like to expand a little more on the barriers to knowing God, and how they can be overcome.<\/p>\n

For reasons I also give in the video below, no one KNOWS where we come from, or what happens when we die; fervent belief is *no substitute * for absolute empirical knowledge. Ttherefore all we are left with are our faith, and our beliefs. In other words, all ANY of us have to go on, are our opinions. As such, I am not holding mine out to be the absolute truth; that is something you must decide for yourself. But I’d like to share with you some ideas to try on, which will help you find and connect with your Creator like never before.<\/p>\n

First, give up the idea that God chooses sides<\/strong><\/span>.
\nConsider, when you watch a little league baseball game, are you REALLY rooting for one side to win or lose, or are you hoping they all enjoy playing the game? Or, if you truly are hoping one side wins, are you wishing ultimate and total destruction on the the losing team?
\nThis seems to be a simple analogy, but I believe it to be an apt one. The majority of the world’s religions teach that we are all God’s children, and that this Deity is All Knowing, and All Powerful.
\nSo consider, how can an All Knowing, All Powerful Deity be ‘against’ anything? If God was against something, it simply wouldn’t be.
\nIf God has the capacity to eradicate something at any time, and doesn’t, then that thing must serve some purpose. Of course, this raises quite a few questions about the\u00a0‘problem of evil’.<\/a><\/p>\n