We are made in the spirit of God. This is the most sublime revelation we have attained in our advancement towards the realization of the highest goal of human existence. We are immortal spirit dwelling within this transitory body. God has created us in his spirit and he has endowed us with the very essence of his transcendental Self. He has infused into our soul all the qualities which are eternal and infinite. We instinctively feel that his divine potency is hidden within us. We intuitively know that within our innermost self abides the power of Spirit, the power which is so benign and efficacious that it must have its origin in God.
When we become consciously aware of the presence of that indwelling power, a new inspiration quickens our hearts and minds. A resplendent dawn of divine revelation awakens us to a realm of spiritual illumination wherein we gain direct perception of the immeasurable power of soul. An inner certainty stimulates our entire being with subjective vigor and strength. An indomitable courage, enlivened with sublime idealism, lifts our vision and aspiration, and we realize that the power of God is within us.
Life is creative progress. Progress is power in creative fulfillment. All true achievements are the results of the wise application of the power with which God has endowed us. In the course of civilization’s successive stages of growth, the vast constructive advancement which we have secured in our objective life is in final analysis, the fruit of the right utilization of God-given power enshrined within us. Each accomplishment that we have gained and every object that we possess in our outer life give concrete evidence of the existence of the extramundane power within us which is not only ever creative but also inexhaustible. The enormous progress that we have already made in the sensory world bears witness to the tremendous power that we carry within ourselves.
But it is in our inner life of spirituality that we attain to the full realization of the immensity and supremacy of the power which the omnipotent God has established within us. In our subjective struggle and unfoldment do we well comprehend the force and magnitude of our innate power.
From The Blessedness of the Inner Life
By Swami Premananda