The realization that god, or spirit, or energy or whatever you want to call it is not an all powerful external being or entity that I talk to/pray to or negotiate with but something within me that I must turn inward to ask for, commit, and figure out ways to make life happen is empowering.  Knowing this power within me is the same energy that is within every living being and all our actions based on it influence us as we all move together is humbling, relieving, and brings a sense of love, belonging, and empowerment at a much higher level.