By revealing His essence, which is beyond Creation, G‑d enabled us to transcend the limits of nature, as well. In order to overcome life’s challenges and tests, we need only remind ourselves that “there is nothing other than Him,” i.e., that nothing can constitute a real obstacle to fulfilling G‑d’s intentions, since everything, in the final analysis, is part of G‑d’s essence. Evoking this awareness elevates our Divine consciousness to the level of truly perceiving G‑d’s essence everywhere. This, in turn, serves to hasten the Messianic Redemption, when “the glory of G‑d will be revealed and all flesh will see it together.”1
Isaiah 40:5; Likutei
Sichot, vol. 24, pp. 36–46.
Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky is a scholar, author and anthologist, and is editor-in-chief at Chabad House Publications of California. He is the author and translator of Apples from the Orchard, gleanings from the writings of the Arizal (Rabbi Isaac Luria, 1534–1572) on the Torah, and is the author and editor-in-chief of the Kehot Chumash produced by Chabad House Publications, featuring an interpolated translation of the Torah with commentary adapted from the works of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
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In Rabbi Sacks' book "A Letter in the Scroll," the subject of Judaism is explored. Rabbi Sacks asks,"How does where I come from tell me who I am called on to be?"
Here it is stated "“there is nothing other than Him,” i.e., that nothing can constitute a real obstacle to fulfilling G‑d’s intentions, since everything, in the final analysis, is part of G‑d’s essence."
I was raised in a family that didn't prioritize teaching me about God or how to navigate social situations, especially concerning religious matters. As I attempt to reconcile these perspectives, I find myself compelled to keep searching for my purpose. My mother often said, "There is more time than life."
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Yes, doing so we are with the creator and the creator is in us. Reply

Deuteronomy 4:35 tells us: You have been shown, in order to know that the Lord He is God; there is none else besides Him.
As I understand it, the first thing we come into contact with is the Lord, and the verse tells us that the Lord is our God. As a human, I have to make an effort to "draw near to God, someone I do not know." The Lord is someone I can intuit, someone like the angel who stopped the knife that was going to sacrifice Isaac. The Adversary mentioned at the beginning of Job is also another angel; if all these manifestations are one, how can we distinguish the Lord, God Himself, from the Adversary?
This matter presents no difficulty for someone like Moses Rabbeinu because he spoke directly with God, face to face. Through Moses, God gave us the Torah. The Torah, 613 mitzvot, restrains the Adversary. I believe the Adversary still has many tricks to breach the wall of the 613 mitzvot.