{"id":74273,"date":"2022-07-28T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=74273"},"modified":"2022-08-03T15:24:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T19:24:07","slug":"what-is-your-image-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-your-image-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Your Image of God? Creating Your God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is your image of God? Can you create your own image of God?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Seeking Wisdom<\/em>, Julia Cameron explains that the first step in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/why-more-is-less\/\">maximizing<\/a> your creativity is to find and connect to your own image of God. She clarifies that you should create your own image of God to align with your identity and values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn how to create your image of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-creating-your-god\"><strong>Creating Your God<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What is your image of God? To find your own image of God, Cameron recommends <strong>first identifying the image you grew up with, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-brainstorm-effectively\/\">brainstorming<\/a> what you\u2019d like your ideal God to be like<\/strong>. To identify the image of God that you grew up with, answer the following questions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did this God have an image? If so, what did God look like? Describe this God\u2019s characteristics. For example, was God supportive, encouraging, scary, judgmental, strict, comedic, or angry? And so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To identify your <em>ideal<\/em> God, Cameron recommends brainstorming a list of characteristics you think a creative, supportive, and benevolent God would have. For example, maybe your God loves to sing, has limitless love and understanding, is wise, gentle, and always listens. Maybe your God has an afro, looks like Harry Styles, or is just formless energy. The most important thing is to build an image of God that you can consider a best friend\u2014one that\u2019s always listening, that\u2019s never judgmental, and that you can be completely open and childlike with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cameron explains that doing things you love, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-time-in-nature\/\">being in nature<\/a>, reading, or listening to music, can also help you find your God. She adds that it\u2019s also ok for your image of God to change over time to meet your current needs. Ultimately, your ideal God should be whatever works best for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Finding God Inside Yourself<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cameron explains that to develop your God, you should brainstorm your God\u2019s ideal characteristics and use external elements like nature or music to inspire you. In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-untethered-soul\"><em>The Untethered Soul<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Michael Singer explains that rather than conceptualizing God through external elements as Cameron recommends, <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-untethered-soul\/chapter-12#your-inner-connection\">you should instead look within yourself to find God.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singer explains that everyone has an inner connection that gives us access to the divine perspective\u2014seeing the world through God\u2019s eyes. If we can access this divine perspective, we can fully know God. 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