The very life force within you is a divine spark, an extension of God. Though you cannot claim to be God, God’s divine essence is your birthright. Just as a drop of water is not the ocean itself, still it is of the ocean and has all the characteristics of the ocean.
Eckhart Tolle
I like how Eckhart Tolle addresses our divine nature on page 189 in his book, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose:
Nobody can tell you who you are. It would just be another concept, so it would not change you. Who you are (more…)
Triumph of the Spirit 