Return to Light: God Within
God Is Not Out There – God Is In Here
I was listening to a Carl Jung message about acting as if God is inside of us.
Not above us. Not watching us. But within us.
That’s not a foreign concept to me. I know God is in me. God is aware of my thoughts, my actions, my struggles, and my deepest truths.
This isn’t acting. It’s being. It’s knowing.
When you carry that knowing, you walk differently. Speak differently. Love differently.
He Knows My Heart
God knows that I don’t wish suffering on anyone—not even those who’ve hurt me.
He knows I wrestle with anger, with pain, with my own humanness.
He knows I try to walk in integrity and how it eats away at me when I feel I’ve fallen short.
He knows I’ve questioned when to hold on and when to let go.
That I’ve wondered whether my struggle is part of the plan or if I’ve been too afraid to expect better.
But lately, I’ve started expecting more.
More peace. More ease. More light.
I believe there’s a time to endure and a time to release—and we find clarity through how it feels.
The Truth in Our Feelings
There are Christians who say we shouldn’t trust our feelings. That feelings are misleading.
But I believe when God is within you—your feelings are sacred.
God gave us intuition. He gave us instinct. He gave us discernment.
He speaks through the gut. The pull. The knowing.
Yet some of the loudest voices claiming Christ are the most hateful, cruel, and vengeful.
They reject the very heart of the gospel they claim to defend.
What are they following?
Because the Word is very clear…we are to love.
When Christians Forget Christ
I’ve seen it too many times:
Judgment instead of welcome.
Condemnation instead of compassion.
Competition instead of community.
Not all—but too many.
I don’t go to church. I’m not fluent in scripture.
But I know what the Bible says about how we’re meant to treat one another.
With love. With grace. With care.
We are called to feed the hungry, visit the prisoner, welcome the outsider, and speak truth.
Not twist it.
Not weaponize it.
Using My Voice—Personally and Professionally
This is something I share more openly on my personal platforms:
Reminding self-proclaimed Christians what following Jesus really looks like.
And yes—it scares me to speak this boldly.
But truth has a pulse. And I won’t ignore it.
On my professional platform, I don’t use religious language often.
Not because I’m hiding it, but because I know many people call it different things:
God. Light. Source. The Universe. Ancient Wisdom.
It’s all the same to me.
It’s love.
Living From Light Changes Everything
When we return to the light within us, we return to God.
Not a God of punishment and fear. But the God of love.
The more we live with that intention—the intention to love—the brighter we become.
And the brighter we become, the more good we attract.
The more good we attract, the more others notice.
And that’s how we light the world.
Not by preaching.
But by being.
Your Light Is God, Too
Even if you never share it with another soul, just living from the intention of building your light will change your life.
Because that light? That’s God. That’s Source. That’s truth.
You are divine. You are energy. You are star matter.
And when you remember that, life feels full.
You feel clear.
You feel loved.
And you love.
God IS love.
With love and fire,
Teresa Rodden
About Teresa Rodden
Teresa Rodden is a coach, author, and guide for women in their prime who are ready to stop numbing, start feeling, and live with purpose. Through her signature message, Love Yourself Back to Light, Teresa helps women reconnect with their truth, rewrite limiting narratives, and remember their brilliance. Whether through her writing, coaching programs, or live workshops, she invites women to embrace curiosity, courage, and the power of their own story.
Connect with Teresa on Instagram @i_am_teresarodden or learn more at TeresaRodden.com.
