God In Me, As Me, Is Me.

What do I mean when I say my relationship with God is my relationship with myself?

(Originally published on October 29, 2025 in Sacred Creative Soul Speaks)

I am God.

Say it with me because it’s true for you, too. You, dear reader, are God.

When I used to identify as a Christian, those words would have sounded like blasphemy to my tender, believing ears. But to claim my divinity is not sacrilegious, it’s sacred.

What I know for sure is that there is only one God, by whatever name it is known and called. I refer to the All There Is as “it” because God does not exist on the convoluted gender binary that the human race has invented, as we have invented all manner of things, including religion.

We are individualized expressions of this one, which exists within each of us and is expressed uniquely as each one.

The trouble starts when high-control religions like Christianity try to convince their adherents to worship a higher power outside themselves, a “sky daddy,” in modern parlance, who, in some contexts, says that they are as filthy rags, but in other instances calls himself a god of love. (Because the God of Christendom is definitely male.) Please, somebody! Make it make sense.

I will say again that I am not advocating for the abolition of religion because if you like it, then I love it for you.

What I am advocating is spiritual liberation —the freedom to think and act guided by an internal moral compass.

What I love about Substack is that the folks here tend to have a live-and-let-live vibe. For the most part, we understand that everyone is entitled to their own point of view and beliefs, and everyone stays in their own lane. Fort the most part. But occasionally, some will bump up against beliefs that don’t comport with their worldview.

I’ve copied an exchange where I commented on a Substack Note, to which someone else made a comment on my comment:

At first, I just clicked the heart to “like” the comment because engagement —whether the person engaging meant it for good or harm —is engagement. But, not responding to it didn’t sit well in my spirit, and I had the time, so I composed a response setting them straight.

Calling my belief that God dwells within me and expresses itself through me and as my life, “devotion to my sin nature,” presupposes that I have a sin nature, which I do not. The concept of sin is a construct that I disagree with. What the commenter likely meant as a dig did not bother me in the slightest. It was a gift, as it inspired me to write this post to clarify my position. Also, I know that no one is against me, even if they think they are. So, I thanked that person for taking the time to leave a comment and carried on with my day.

If you, like me, are on the path of spiritual liberation, you will come against people who are firmly entrenched in their belief systems. They want to persuade you to adopt their worldview. I’m not here to try to convince anyone. Again, I’m here to come alongside those who have seen the truth, walked away from religion, and are committed to living their lives free of invented doctrine and dogma and knowing themselves as the God they seek.

“Give yourself completely to the one you call God. If you are not doing it you are wasting your time here.” –Rumi

Here’s my challenge to you: Write your definition of the God/Spirit/Source/All There Is of your understanding. Whether you share it in the comments, or keep it to yourself, it’s helpful to have in mind a clear definition of what God is and what it means to you.