{"id":481,"date":"2016-05-08T20:04:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T20:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becausethisisyourlife\/?p=481"},"modified":"2016-05-08T20:10:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T20:10:09","slug":"god-only-knows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becausethisisyourlife\/2016\/05\/god-only-knows.html","title":{"rendered":"God Only Knows&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is the name of a well-known song by a well-known band&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s something many people believe in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also something that was officially discovered while food shopping&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It has everything to do with you&#8230;your life&#8230;the decisions you make&#8230;and knowing who (and what to believe).<\/p>\n<p>And it has to do with God&#8230;and something God only knows.<\/p>\n<p>The question is&#8230;who is this God.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s now come back to what was discovered while food shopping.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2013 I was shopping in Whole Foods Market when I lived in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>On this particular day I kept running into a guy in the store who I had never seen before.<\/p>\n<p>First it was at the salad bar, then in the prepared foods section, and finally right behind him in the checkout line. I didn\u2019t say a word, but he said, \u201cThis is the third time we\u2019ve come across each other, which means we\u2019re destined to talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At first I thought this guy was trying to pick me up. Then he started talking while I was paying for my food and I saw what he was up to.<\/p>\n<p>I said, \u201cHold on, let me finish paying and we\u2019ll discuss this outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We went outside and he started to talk about his religion and the Christian Church while trying to sell me on it.<\/p>\n<p>I told him in a polite way, &#8220;I&#8217;m Jewish and since the day I had my Bar Mitzvah when I was 13 I haven\u2019t set foot in a synagogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I went on to say that I\u2019m not into the religion thing at all and that it had nothing to do with him or his religion. I told him, \u201cIt\u2019s just not my thing. I treat people in a way that respects and appreciates them for who they are regardless of their religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As we were walking to our cars (while heading in opposite directions) he said, \u201cFair enough but let me ask you this, do you believe in God?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Being the quick thinker I am while being put on the spot unexpectedly I responded (with the first thought that came to mind), \u201cEvery person has their own God within them.\u201d His response, \u201cI can agree with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After I got in my car and drove the half mile home I gave more thought to this encounter and my response to this guy. And it made even more sense now because every person does have their own God within them.<\/p>\n<p>As a result what I call your &#8220;Inner God&#8221; was discovered.<\/p>\n<p>You have your own \u201cInner God\u201d and it has nothing to do with religion unless you choose to and I certainly respect that.<\/p>\n<p>What I mean by having the \u201cInner God\u201d within you is that you possess an inner knowing of the answers to life\u2019s most difficult questions, the answers to the solutions you seek.<\/p>\n<p>The answers of how to find the courage to turn your life around are not outside of you, they\u2019re within you. They come from your \u201cInner God.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And this is what God (your inner God) only knows.<\/p>\n<p>Now on the surface it will feel like at times that you&#8217;ll have no idea of what to do. It may feel like you won&#8217;t know what decision to make when torn between going one way or the other&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But just know that &#8220;indecision&#8221; and feeling &#8220;torn&#8221; is your mind&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Where the all knowing of what to do comes from your heart&#8230;your &#8220;Inner God.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There will be times when people and possibly even yourself will think, &#8220;This is crazy, it doesn&#8217;t make sense, there&#8217;s no way can that be the right thing to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>When you let your &#8220;Inner God&#8221; take over and guide you&#8230;that&#8217;s when you&#8217;ll see order in the chaos&#8230;that&#8217;s when it will all begin to make sense.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you&#8217;ll see it immediately&#8230;and other times there will be a &#8220;lag time&#8221; where it may take a day, week, month, or even longer. This will depend on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s just a matter of believing in your &#8220;Inner God.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As a result&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be seen by others and the world as someone that makes a difference&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be seen as someone who is being true to who you are and why you&#8217;re here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And you&#8217;ll be seen as someone who leaves their mark on the world in such a way that you&#8217;ll be respected, appreciated, and recognized for who you are and all you do.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is the name of a well-known song by a well-known band&#8230; It&#8217;s something many people believe in&#8230; It&#8217;s also something that was officially discovered while food shopping&#8230; It has everything to do with you&#8230;your life&#8230;the decisions you make&#8230;and knowing who (and what to believe). 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