I searched for God and found only Myself

Us humans have been searching for God for as long as we have existed.

Rumi said, “I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.”
How many of us are willing to be like Rumi?

Firstly, to do a serious search and secondly, to accept the result of our search?
Dare we be so blasphemous to say we our search for God resulted in ourselves being found and we are God and God is us? The God within merging with the God without in one fluid seamless act of beautiful creation?

Be mindful that awakening to the God within is not easy. The part of the journey that crosses the dark night of the soul is not for the faint of heart. It is patrolled my many monsters.
The monster of worthlessness.
The monster of fear, jealousy and envy. This one is a trifecta.
The monster of childhood wounds.
The monster of relationships that no longer serves us.
The monster of false teachings.
The monster of our non-becoming.
The monster of status quo.
The monster of loss.

Are we willing to do the investigation and find the God within?