Is God within you?

Many religions would answer “yes.” Those who believe God is in everything, would. Christians who receive the Holy Spirit within upon conversion would say “yes” as well.

But the problem is that Christians sometimes confuse how God comes to be in us. We may assume, like the eastern religions, that God has always been in us, that because we’re created in God’s image, we are somehow “little gods.”

But God, while coming into our world to join us, even to enter in, is still far above our thoughts and our ways. We err if we bring Him down to our level — or worse, attempt to elevate ourselves to His.

Our plans are not God’s plans, so we must seek Him in Scripture, in prayer, and in godly counsel to best know how to plan our lives. Then the Spirit within us will testify that these things are true and will empower us to live accordingly.

God is within us, elevating our minds and spirits far beyond this sin-filled earth. At the same time, He remains above us. His thoughts, though always full of love for you and for me, are infinitely higher than we can imagine.