There is a spirit of restlessness within human beings, which moves them toward deeper knowledge and higher expression of themselves. Self-knowledge is not a requirement of some philosophical or religious system, imposed on us from the outside. It is natural. It grows from within. Living in agreement with that divine urge makes us happy and fulfilled.

"What is man?" This question was asked over and over since the beginning of the human race.

The Bible contains many glimpses of Truth. As we meditate upon those texts, we realize how great people are. In the very beginning, it says that people were created in the image and likeness of God. Now, there are many different opinions about the exact meaning of this phrase, "in the image and likeness", but the point is made clear. Our true identity is of God. We are God's offspring. We are called to live with such awareness, allowing the truth of our divinity to be fully unfolded.

"What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man, that You visit him?"
For You have made him lack a little from God, and have crowned him with glory and honor.
You made him rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet".
Psalm 8:4-6

"You are gods; and all of you sons of the Most High" (Psalm 82:6). Jesus quoted these words in the gospel of John, confirming their truthfulness. Yes, human beings contain within themselves infinite divine treasures, not even realizing this!

And yet, there are alternative views on people and their nature. Some religions would say that man is a worm, that man is made of dust and to dust he will return. To this they will add that man is a miserable sinner which shall be judged by God lest he will repent. Perhaps, we were raised with such convictions, and ever since our life was a battle with a feeling of worthlessness.

The good news is that those negative pronouncements of church leaders don't have to be accepted as the final truth. The fact that a person makes mistakes doesn't make him/her a miserable sinner. Our mistakes are due to the fact that we are still in the process of development. We are evolving toward greater manifestation of our divinity.

"Anyone who speaks of man as shameful, incomplete, forgotten, or unworthy, have turned their face away from God the Father, and are blind guides. Christ warns us of these people when he says "Know the tree by the fruit". You do not have to struggle with them or argue with them, but do not accept their teachings or their judgments. They teach the children, crying "Lord. Lord!" but they serve the devil of their being. They will have their reward. Pray for God to bless them with love, understanding, and wisdom, so they can be delivered from their sin", wrote Brad Jensen.

Guilt and shame are counterproductive. As the Spirit guides us to the fullness of life and creative self-expression, we let go of those silly notions concerning God and human nature which made us feel shameful and guilty before.

The idea that people are destined to be creators is proven by experience. When a person is engaged in monotonous and mechanical job, where his/her skills are not developed, there is often a growing feeling of dissatisfaction and frustration. People who are not using their talents easily become tired, bored, and pessimistic. When it happens, rather than spending their time and money in search for excitement, they should seek for opportunities to be creative.

Creativity is our nature, but like other natural endowments it must be cultivated. When visions of something great or something which doesn't yet exist will come to us, let us not dismiss them. They are seeds of new things, waiting to come to become apparent through us. Let us remember that every achievement once was non-existent, and even looked unrealistic.

Creation requires mental discipline, ability to stay focused on a particular idea we've chosen. Let us not allow our thoughts to drift aimlessly.

As we know ourselves, we express ourselves, because knowledge and expression are essentially one. When our work is divinely inspired, we know ourselves as we really are. Workable ideas concerning our nature are known by their abundant fruits; those which are not workable wither and die.