God Is In The Temple!

When viewed with the spiritual EYE, the bible reveals many principles of wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.  This provides a powerful framework from which a person can begin to build a spiritual life.  But, when viewed from the eyes of "Religion", the bible becomes a weapon that instills FEAR in the hearts and minds of people whose hardships in life have made them the easy targets of manipulative, capitalistic, dogmatic, racially biased, and dumbed-down organized religious systems.

People are systematically brainwashed into believing that going to church and following religious rules will "SAVE" them from the one thing they fear the most... going to hell!  What the people who are victimized by these religious systems don't know is that being manipulated by FEAR, is NOT a LOVE relationship with God!

People who live their lives at a low spiritual vibration and lower consciousness, are to be drawn to God from the LOVE-calling they have WITHIN!  The gentle whisper of a loving Creator, God is IN them, calling them to a higher level of consciousness, and if they respond, they must respond WITHIN!

Contrary to the popular religious systems' beliefs, you don't go to church to establish a relationship with God, or fellowship with God, you go WITHIN!

The human body was constructed with a built-in Holy Place, a sanctuary of communion with God - the Mind!  Deep inside the human brain, there exists the Pineal Gland (See Picture Above).  This gland is what is commonly referred to as the 3rd Eye and the "Seat of The Soul".  This is the location of your consciousness, and place where you can LITERALLY commune with God - WITHIN!

God is not some old, white-haired guy, sitting up yonder.  God IS WITHIN You, and you must look within YOURSELF to commune with God, because that is where God IS!  Why do you think the bible tells you that you ARE the TEMPLE of God? Because God can be found IN THE TEMPLE!  God is IN your spiritual Holy Place, located WITHIN your heart!  But if you never enter the Holy Place WITHIN, you never postion yourself to SEE God, because you think God is OUT THERE somewhere!

I'm sorry to have to shake up your religious be-LIE-fs, but if you are going to be LIKE Christ, and be ONE WITH GOD, then you must KNOW that God IS WITHIN YOU!  Don't believe the LIE that God is ONLY in people who go to church! God IS in EVERYONE, whether you go to church or not! 

If you have communed with God in the Holy Place of your heart, then your life reflects the qualities of the God nature.  But, if you have NOT communed with God in your Holy Place, then your life reflects your EGO nature, and you are held captive by the gatekeeper of YOUR OWN MIND!

It's very important that you KNOW, that whether you commune with God or not in your Holy Place, GOD IS IN THE TEMPLE - "You"! God is NEVER detached from you!  God is ALWAYS WITHIN! God IS in your Holy Place waiting for you to AWAKEN to the Divine Presence, and enter the Holy Place to commune, so that you can be set free ("saved" if you will) from the enslavement of your lower consciousness and low spiritual vibration!

I know these words go against the traditional belief systems of religion, and I AM GLAD that they do, because, this same truth is the reason that Jesus was CRUCIFIED!  Jesus was killed in the name of RELIGION for telling the TRUTH!  He KNEW what would happen to him if he continued to say things that were not "aligned" with the religious order of the day, but his unconditional LOVE for the world compelled him to TEACH anyway and ALLOW his life to be taken!  He taught powerful, spiritual lessons that made the "church folks" of that day cringe in ANGER!  And, the one that upset them the most was the FACT the he was ONE WITH GOD, and that EVERYONE could be just like him!  This is what really got the religious leaders fuming angry!  These "leaders" KNEW that what Jesus was teaching was correct, but they also knew that they would lose their CONTROL over the people if they accepted this teaching.  

Being ONE with God does NOT simply mean that "God is on our SIDE", it LITERALLY means that God IS INSIDE!  So, if you want to meet God for yourself, and have a TRUE relationship of LOVE, you have to look WITHIN yourself.  God IS IN THE Temple, waiting to commune with you!

Peace and Love to you all! :)

Dream: Another LIGHT Explosion!

Last night, I had another dream where what seemed to be a very bad experience, revealed itself actually as a transformation of souls!

I was walking with several people in a city.  People were buzzing about doing their own thing, until word came that some sort of explosion what expected.  Immediately, me and the group I was with headed out of the city.  On our way out, a man seemingly appeared in my mind and said, "I have set up another explosion  just like the one I set before!".  I knew while "in this dream", that the man was referring to the explosion that went off in My First Explosion Dream!  As we continued to leave the city, the explosion occurred!  It was not an explosion of devastation, rather, it was an explosion of LIGHT!  The city was extremely dark, and I remember the energy from the explosion surrounding us, but not destroying us.  We were walking upon a box-like building on our way, and a beautiful woman came out of the building.  When she did, the energy of the explosion surrounded her, and filled her, until she was transformed before our eyes into a being of LIGHT!  I looked at the city from a distance, and saw that the LIGHT explosion was an ongoing event that affected everyone who came out of the box-like buildings in the city.  I could even see the radiating LIGHT covering the city, but NOT entering into the box-like buildings.

I was calmly awakened from sleep, and went into meditation, at which time I am writing this post.  This dream speaks for itself; however, I must express my one personal interpretation: "Come out of your dark Boxes, and enter into the LIGHT!"

Peace, Love, and LIGHT to all of you!

The Dream That Changed My Life!

In this post, I want to share with you, my beloved friends, about how I came to be a messenger of truth.  The words that I share with you on Twitter, Facebook, and other social forums, are not a bunch "stuff" that I make up on a daily basis; rather, they are words that speak of my life experiences and the knowledge and wisdom I have gained as a result.  I have been through all kinds of hell in my 47 years of life, and I am glad that I had those experiences, because now I can share my S.H.I.F.T (Spirituality, Hope, Inspiration, Faith, and Truth) with you!

In 1986, my life was changed forever because I received a DIRECT message from the Ascended Christ HIMSELF, who gave me a life-calling with real purpose!  Here is how it went...

I was standing in the front of a room with all kinds of people sitting, and listening to what I was saying.  Some of the people stayed and received, others became frustrated and stormed out of the room, and some were violently picked up and taken out of the room.  Those who left or was violently taken out, exited through a door in the back of the room, that had a staircase that went down.  

I continued to speak to the people, and as I did, I noticed a tiny window in front of the room.  When I was not looking at the window, I KNEW it was there and perceived it as a tiny window.  But when I directly gazed through the window, it immediately ZOOMED IN so that I could see everything on the other side of it in total clarity!

Then, I was transported instantly into a VERY BRIGHT WHITE, large open room.  It was so bright, that I could not look at the room, but I COULD STILL SEE the room.  It was a color of white like I had never seen.  It was more like a "Clear" white, a "Pure" white!  In the middle of the room was two chairs.  Sitting in one of the chairs was Christ; I don't know how I knew it was Him, but I KNEW it was him!  He told me to come and sit next to him in the second chair.  So, I sat down next to Christ.  He was so gloriously bright, that I could not stand to look at him; but I COULD SEE HIM!  I asked him what was needed for people to be saved.  He said, "Good teaching will save my people!".  Then he reached over, pulled me close to him, and laid my head on his chest.  I remember his smell so distinctly, he smelled like PERFECTION, and yes, perfection has a smell, but I cannot explain it in physical terms.  Then, he embraced me tightly, and when he did, a huge burst of energy entered into my body and knocked me out of the chair, because I was overwhelmed by the power he sent inside me. He reached out his hand, smiled, and lifted me off the floor.  It was at that point that I woke up, but felt that it all just happend right there in my bedroom.

After this dream, I began my journey of becoming a teacher of the truth. I remember this dream as if I had it just now!  This is the foundation of my path, this is the reason I am so passionate about reaching the world with the truth! 

There's A Tree In That Seed!

In this post, I want to focus on a natural reality, that proves to be a spiritual principle we can all remember and apply in our lives.  I want to make a statement boldly, and then present you with some insights to help you receive the statements' truth.  The statement is: There's A Tree In That Seed!  Now, for the insights that I know will help you understand and appreciate the inherent power that is within you; the power of love, life, and creation, that defines each one of us as the offspring of God!

When you see a fully developed tree, you are actually looking at two things, 1) The Creative Source of Future Trees, and 2) The End-Result of The Transformation a Seed!  

Every beautiful, fruit-bearing, life-giving tree began as a tiny seed.  It was small, seemingly insignificant, and fairly bland to the eyes as a thing of beauty.  However, it's inner potential, and it's unseen ability to become more that just a seed, makes it a very precious commodity of great value; though it is not readily apparent!

The seed is carefully selected based on based on the type of tree needed or desired; which is an indication that each tree has a purpose.  The seed in carefully planted into soil, conducive to its growth.  The seed is watered for moister, and is exposed to sunlight for life-giving heat and rays of light.

The seed then enters the "Germination" process, where the transformation from seed to tree begins.  It is in the germination phase that seed responds to the influences of water, heat, light, and time, to cultivate the internal substances ALREADY INSIDE THE SEED, so that a tree will literally "burst out" from the encasing of the seed husk.

Once the breakthrough has been made, the seed is referred to as a tree from that point forward.  Then, continued watering, heat, light, and time, will cause the tree to become bigger and bigger; to the point where the tree is mature enough to produce fruit with many more seeds inside!

Now, let's apply this to our lives just a litte bit.  "You" are the seed of God.  A divine seed that has been carefully selected to fulfill a great purpose on the earth.  Right now, you may be small and seemingly insignificant; however, deep on the inside, you are FULL OF GOD-LIKE POTENTIAL!  

Life is the germination process that waters us with experiences, matures us with heat, inspires us with LIGHT, and prepares us over time!  This germination of the human spirit continues to cultivate the INHERENT and ALREADY EXISTENT divine nature placed inside us by our Creator!  When it is our time, the outer shell of our unenlightened mind breaks open, releasing the God within us, opening the spiritual vision of our Third Eye, and allowing divine, unconditional love to flow from our lives!  We then grow, mature, and become fruit-bearing, seed-producing, trees, in the image and likeness of God!

Now, this is part you DO NOT want to miss.  EVERYTHING an apple seed needs to become a fruit-bearing, seed-generating tree, is ALREADY INSIDE THE SEED!  What is in the seed, simply comes out of the seed to reveal what was hidden inside; therefore, There's a Tree In That Seed!

Now, you really DON'T want to miss this part.  EVERYTHING "You" need to become a fruit-bearing, seed-generating "god" is ALREADY INSIDE YOU!  What is inside you simply comes out of you, to reveal what Creator God put in you!  So if God is the tree, and you are the seed, then - There's a Tree In That Seed!  

Peace, Love, and LIGHT to you all!

Fantastic Pictures

I love this picture because it almost calls out to me. I feel a connection to it in a way. I can't explain it, but it makes me feel connected to the universe!

The Gears of Life!

This post is a consolidation of a flow of tweets from my Twitter timeline. The thoughts were simply flowing from my spirit, and I thought I would capture them into this post so many others can share in its message. I pray that it is a blessing to you!

Everything in the universe is cyclical. This is the design of the Creator, and there is a rotational order to everything, and we, as human beings are no different. This life we live is a cycle, which happens to be part of an even larger cycle.

Consider the heavenly order of things. Galaxies, solar systems, stars, moons, and planets ALL have cycles they adhere to. The earth, our spiritual mother has a cycle that we ARE in the midst of right now. As she changes according to her cycle, we also change according our cycles within that larger cycle. This means that we are connected to the cycles of the earth. Think of 2 gear wheels. Their cycles depend on the two of them being connected. Movement in either gear, will cause a reciprocal movement in the other. Neither can complete their cycle without the other being connected. This is the same kind of connection we have with the earth. We need her; as she changes, we change. As we change, she changes. Right now, I FEEL this change! The cycles are in progress and the completion of both our cycles is VERY near!

Now, let's apply this concept. Each of us is a gear in this life. We are all connected to one another, and each of us affects the cycles of others we are directly or even indirectly connected to. Some gears are larger than others, so it takes more time to complete their cycles, while the smaller gears connected to them finish more quickly. Even though different size gears finish their cycles at different times, THEY ARE ALWAYS CONNECTED! The smaller gear finishes its cycle, and begins a new cycle, while the larger gear is still in its first cycle, yet... they are still connected!

People of lower vibrations and consciousness are LARGE gears. Their large mass is determined by all the baggage and negative karma they carry around. People of higher vibrations and consciousness are SMALL gears. Their small mass is determined by their freedom from negative karma and the lack of excess life baggage. So, the large gear people take a much longer time to complete their cycle of ascension to the next level of consciousness because there is more they have to work out. The small gear people will finish their cycle of ascension very quickly, and begin their next cycle. But even though these people are on different cycles, THEY REMAIN CONNECTED to complete an even greater cycle they are BOTH a part of!

Now that you know how intrinsically tied together we are, it is imperative that we Love and aid one another in life, understanding that even though we may be on different spiritual levels, we still need each other to survive!

Peace and Love to you all!

The Subtlety of Selfishness

In this short posting, I am going to share with you something I had to identify within myself and overcome, spiritual selfishness! Please understand that this message is for "Whomever it is for!" and, that it is not for everyone, so please don't take it personal. Thank you! :)

Awakening to Truth and Reality, is a life event that causes one to never be the same again. It is a wonderful time, a glorious time, and a time of great celebration of ones' self. But, as with any good thing, there is always a counter-measure waiting to manifest itself to drain you of the positive energy you have just gained! The counter-measure I want to discuss today, is that of "Selfishness".

Selfishness, is a very covert creature which is adept at the art of spiritual infiltration. In other words, one has to be very conscious and aware, because selfishness will sneak up on you, take you by surprise, and you will be none-the-wiser until after someone has been hurt!

Once we have received our awakening, the excitement drives us to want to share our newly-realized state of being with everyone we can. We speak to people directly, face-to-face or by phone. We send emails and letters. We post on Facebook and Twitter. The venue through which we share does not matter, but the way in which we share does.

It is perfectly fine to give out those beautiful pearls of wisdom and spiritual insight to all within your sphere of influence; this can be called planting seeds in peoples' lives, or gently shaking those who are asleep. Our words should be those of Love, Insight, Encouragement, and even Instruction. This is all good, until someone we are sharing with does not seem to appreciate what we are saying. Perhaps they disagree completely or, they simply can't get that particular light to turn on - right now. This is where spiritual selfishness "creeps" into the picture under the guise of "preserving our light"! We "disconnect" from those people, rationalizing that their negative energy will drain us! This is NOT good, because, being spirits of higher-consciousness, we have been gifted with not only perception, but also POWER! Our higher vibration and level of consciousness elevates us into positions of spiritual strength, whereby we are empowered to be resilient against negative attacks, if we are prepared through meditation, prayer, fasting, and other disciplines that increase our spiritual ability! This is why Jesus did not walk away from people who were possessed with dark spirits... he set those people free!

You see, in a very noble effort to protect our energy levels, we disconnect from the very people who are supposed to BENEFIT from our energy levels! We do this in a very selfish attempt to protect our SELF, and in doing so, we isolate the very people we are here to assist as Light-workers! It's very selfish because, when we do this, we are only thinking of ourselves, and not the person(s) being disconnected! Who, but a person of higher vibration and consciousness, can reach a person of lower vibration and consciousness? If we all disconnect from the people who need us, then how will they ever grow to ascension? Even more importantly, how do you disconnect from someone you are spiritually ONE with by means of the one SOURCE? To disconnect from even one of our brothers/sisters, is to disconnect from SELF! Can you see the madness in this kind of thinking?

So, please, be very "Mindful" of what you say to people. Don't criticize where they are in their life path, appreciate the fact that they are only passing through WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN! Therefore, we have no right to criticize them. Don't make statements of isolation where others are singled out because of their lower vibration - this emanates a spirit of arrogance because, you too vibrated low at one point on your path! Don't make statements on Facebook or use HashTags on Twitter that demean others because they are not "getting it" because, you too, didn't get it at some point on your journey!

Always remember, that when we vibrated low, and were of a lower consciousness, it was people who vibrated high, and who were of higher consciousness, who showed us Love, Patience, Compassion, and Tolerance! We were brash, and did not understand, but they loved us. We asked crazy questions and defended our being asleep as though we were awake, but they loved us. We may have been cruel and in denial but... THEY LOVED US!

Don't be selfish with the wonderful gift of being Awake.

Don't be "Afraid" of being negatively impacted by people of lower vibration. You say, "Hey, I'm not afraid!"; and my answer to you is this, taken from the 2011 movie, The Green Lantern: "Being afraid being afraid, is FEAR!". So, walk in the full power of your God nature, where there is no selfishness and no fear, only Love and Light!

Peace and Love to you all!

Be Careful of Being Competitive!

From our early youth we are taught to be competitive. Competition thrives in the third dimension because its energy is of a very low nature. Being competitive causes one to mentally focus all other energy toward selfish goals of being on the top of others, being better than others, exceeding others in greatness. This ok when preparing for a job, or training for an athletic event, or other 3D specific objectives like these. But when the spirit of competition is used to gain an emotional, spiritual edge on others, then the energy is extremely low and will generate negative Karma that will need to be reconciled.

There is a way you can stay away from the negative forms of competition. You do this by loving and appreciating others for their gifts, and who they are in this existence! This means we must not allow envy, jealousy, and the like to color our view of others. When we fail to appreciate a persons’ gifts, we put ourselves in a position of envy and jealousy. If that happens, then we allow this low energy to move us into competing with that person for the love and attention they receive naturally by flowing in their gift. We stress ourselves trying to be better than they are, and guess what? I never happens. We then become even more frustrated, and try harder and harder to be the best at something we were never created for! Yes, competition can be a very negative and low energy for you!

So, learn to appreciate others. Love people for their uniqueness and the beautiful qualities they add to this existence. And most of all, BE WHO YOU ARE! Bring your own uniqueness and special qualities to this existence, and watch how others will love and appreciate you for who you are!

Dream: The Explosion Is Coming!

Last night, I felt an intense need to meditate before bed. The universe was working in my favor to make it easy for me to do so. My wife went to bed early, my son stayed out with friends, and my daughters decided to turn in just as I was having this feeling. So, I turned on some music to stimulate a good "pineal-moment", and it was as if some force was trying to keep me out of meditation! It started getting hot in my home office and I could not concentrate inward. So, I went to check the A/C and sure enough, 85 degrees outside at night and the air-conditioner was off! I turned it on to get some relief and came back to my office. I tried to get back into meditation, and it seemed as if every physical event in my body was AMPLIFIED in affect! I had a rumbling in my stomach, I had weird itching attacks on my face, and no matter how much I tried to relax, I remained aware of meaningless events in my mind. But, I persisted in my journey to my internal Holy Place. I began to affirm my oneness with the universe, my readiness for wisdom and love, my freedom from dark forces, and my power to BE! Then, focus finally came and I went deep into the Holy Place and communed until I was brought out. Then I went to bed and had this dream...

I was somewhere in my city, Indianapolis, IN, and I was with a very close friend that I could not physically see though he was clearly with me. We conversed about a huge event that was on the verge of taking place, and how so many people made light of it and were not prepared. Then, I was given a device. I don't know where it came from, but all of a sudden I could see it, and I had the awareness in myself, that I had this device all the time, but just could not see it! It seemed that this device was FULL of some kind of POWER, and though I was in possession of it, it was really NOT just for me, in fact, it belonged to EVERYONE else as a possession also!

My friend said, "It's time for it to go off!". So, I immediately told him we have to make sure as many people as possible were in safe places so that they would be protected from the blast! There were lots of tunnels already built into the surrounding area, and inside each tunnel was a person or two who also knew what was going on, but I had not talked to them! People, men, women, and children, started flocking to these tunnels for safety inside the earth. Not everyone went it into the tunnels but the tunnels still had plenty of space. It was as if people couldn't see the tunnels, even though they were right there in plain view.

Then my friend said, "Get it ready to blow, because if we don't do it ourselves, a great devastation will occur!". This was very odd to me because I thought we would be harmed by this device that seemed to be connected to everyone, but actually, we needed the device to go off to save us! So, I set the device and it started counting down from 5 minutes. I know this because when I looked at the device, it read 4:57 and was going downward.

Then my friend said, "We have to go in!". So we went deep underground, and when we got there, we saw several guys working very diligently. I don't know why they were there, but we told them that there was going to be a huge explosion. They said, "We know, come this way, shut the door and lock it!". Then we went in, shut the door, and locked it. I was a HUGE door which looked like it was made to accomodate LOTS of people coming through at once, but it was so easy to handle.

Once inside and secure, the explosion when off! There was a VIBRATION and a wave of ENERGY with a golden LIGHT traversing the sky! I don't know how we were able to see the sky being so deep inside, but we did!

Then my friend said, "It's over, we can go back out!". I remember thinking that there must be nuclear fallout and radiation to be concerned about, but my friend just lead the way outside. When we got out, there was NO DEVASTATION but everything on earth had CHANGED. People were still alive but I remember some of them needed respirators in order to survive this new environment - but we didn't! Someone rushed up to me and said, "you have to put this on!". So, I did, but there was no need for it. It was as if I was completely at home in the new environment while others needed the respirators to survive.

I remember going from house to house checking on the people inside. We went to this one house, and the lady inside was experiencing great physical pain because ALL OF A SUDDEN her body was changing! Then, I felt a strange sensation in my right hand, and when I looked at it, it was glowing with a golden light and something was in the center of it. I remember touching the lady with my hand, and telling her she would be alright, and then leaving.

Then, I found myself in the midst of a lot of people, even close relatives, who was not aware of my presence. They were laughing, and mocking the event as if it were funny. Then, I said, "It's not funny to those who were sitting in their dining rooms when this happened!". Then, the laughing and mocking stopped as if they heard a voice but could not see the person speaking.

This is when I woke up, got myself together and wrote this post. The only interpretation I feel I am supposed to give, is that we should all be getting ready for the EXPLOSION!

Peace and blessing to you all!

Dream: Share What You Know With Others!

Before bed last night, I spent time in meditation and prayer, to clear my mind and prepare my spirit for communication and revelation while my body rested. As I slept, I found my self in a dream with a similar message to a very significant dream I had in 1986 which changed my life forever (I will share this dream in a subsequent post). Here is what I was shown last night...

I found myself in a place where people were flocking from one place to another looking for answers. Something big was obviously taking place and affecting the entire world, and people were trying to find out what it was and how they could be a part of it. I myself did not fully understand what was going on but I remember having some knowledge about what was happening, and when people discovered that I had the slightest clue, they came running to find out what I knew. So, I began to share, teach, help, bless, and love these people with what I had to offer. I remember that everyone was given a sort of message on the inside of them. I was simply showing them where the message located and then they moved on. There was this one young lady who came to the meeting, who was very discouraged, and locked herself in a small room that was very dark. After I had helped all the other people who came that day, and they moved on to their next destination, I felt an intense weight and burden as if someone was left out! Then I remembered the young lady. Where was she? What happened to her? I was then on a mission to find her because I could feel her energy draining. I looked everywhere until I came upon a box; it was just large enough to hold a person. I opened the door, and as a flood of light filled the box, the young lady stepped out in tears proclaiming that she didn't have what everyone else had, and that she could not move on! I remember speaking to her very persuasively, trying to get her to see that she too had a message on the inside just like everyone else. She then showed me a message that was written and said, "see, this is the only thing I have - it's useless!". I immediately recognized that she did indeed have a message that would give her instructions for her next destination; however, the message had been scrambled! Someone took the message she had inside and changed it to something that was not intended for her. I then smiled and said, "You do have the message. it's just that it's been scrambled!". I showed her how to put the message together correctly, because she had to do that for herself. She did, and then she happily departed toward her next destination.

This dream left me thinking that there are some of us who have vital information for people who are seeking the truth. Yes, each one of us has God in us, but some are not aware of or do not fully understand this. We have to help people who need love, insight, and wisdom find the answers that lie within them. We can only point them in the right direction, only they can come to the realization for themselves; but, we must be willing to use the gifts, talents, knowledge and light we have been given to assist others on their journey!

Peace and blessings to you all!

I Have Something to Say About "You"!

Recently, I decided to give a non-scientific survey of a small sampling of people and ask a very simple question: "Who are you?". The answers ranged from what a person's name was to what a person did for a living. I asked the question because I dare say, most people have no idea who they are! They know their name, they know what they do for a living, they know their role in the home and they know their nationality but, they don't know who they are. Let me explain by asking you the same question. Who are "you"?

I am referring to the "you" who says things like: "this is my hand" or, these are my eyes or more emphatically, this is my body and mymind. Well, if these things are "yours" and they belong to "you", then, who are "you"? "You" are obviously not these things because you claim them as your property. If your body is "yours" and it belongs to "you", then, who are "you"?

Listen to this passage of scripture...

Psalms 139:14:

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

God is being praised because the psalmist recognizes the wonderfully, fabulous way he was made. He is giving honor to God for creating him in such a spectacular fashion! But, how was he made? Take a look at this very familiar passage of scripture...

Genesis 1:26:

And God said , Let us make man in our image , after our likeness : and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea , and over the fowl of the air , and over the cattle , and over all the earth , and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

According to this, man was created in the "image" and "likeness" of God and, not only that, but man was also given at the same time the authority to rule this planet and everything in/on it! So, my understanding of his passage is that God created us in His "image" which means we are created with the same attributes and qualities as God, and we were created in His "likeness" which means we have the same capabilities as God. Great! But there is one more question to ask: Who is God? We look like Him and have power like Him, so we must know and understand who He is before we can grasp in the slightest who we are! Take a look at this last passage for this sharing message...

John 4:24:

God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Ok, now we are getting somewhere! If God is "spirit" and we were made in His image, then, we too are spirit! Now, because we are spirit, we have the ability to do things "like" Him; hence, we are created in His likeness.

Therefore, we are spirit beings endowed with the attributes and abilities of God. We are NOT God! But, we are like God. So, when I ask the question, who are "you"? You must think about who you are from the spiritual perspective because spirit is what you are! "You" live in your body. "You" think with your mind. "You" exist in this physical world through the vehicle of the physical form. But the physical form and existence is NOT "you"!

You may be named "Tony", but who are "you"? You may be someones' father or mother, but who are "you"? You may work as an engineer or a public servant, but who are "you"?

Once you discover the real and spiritual "you", the door will be open for you to become everything you are capable of but up to now have not realized. I leave you with the question... Who Are "You"?