“Why did God create people?” That’s the question that really needs to be answered.

In the last chapter we noted that God is perfect and whole but is lacking in experience. Experience, as you know, is earned by living. We can experience life more thoroughly when we live life consciously, meaning that we are thinking about our experience of living as we live those experiences. Some people call this “conscious living” or “living in the moment.” Oh! Sorry. I got a little carried away with myself in that explanation. (embarrassed)

Some of you may have a question, “How did God create people?” Here in this book, it does not really matter HOW God created people. Some people believe that God created people in an instant, just as we are today. Others believe that God created people through an evolutionary process of one step at a time.

Now, back to the “why?” question: that answer is pretty simple, actually. God wanted to be partners with us so It could experience life and living as we live our lives. For an explanation that is easy to understand, think of God as a bottle of wonderful perfume. What God gave us is Its “fragrance” that is God in every way, just not the whole bottle! You may think it is hard to understand that God is in us, but remember the time you smelled a bottle of nice perfume. The fragrance entered your nose, and you smelled the perfume. Now, days, months, or years later you can recall the actual fragrance of that perfume you smelled. It became a part of you! That’s how God’s presence is in us, too. I call it “the Fragrance of God” in us.

So, the point of God being in you is that God gets to experience life WITH YOU, as you live your life. God is not just watching you like watching a sports game on television. The Fragrance of God is actually with you enjoying you as you live your life, and enjoying the experience of you enjoying your life. Simple!

Ahhhh, I see… . You are wondering what good that does for you, right? The good that does for you is when you ask It a question and you get an insight, one of those “Ah-ha!” moments when an idea comes to your mind. You know the answer to a problem or know how you want to draw a picture, or you have an answer about your relationships with other people. In many ways the Fragrance of God is right there with you in your mind, helping you find answers to the problems in your life.

As you may be thinking, this also involves some other ideas about life and living. So, turn the page.