If you can’t reconcile the definition of God from the belief systems of Christians, Jews, Islams, or whoever, try it from a comparative perspective. How could God exist?
If you are to accept the notion that the universe was created by a vast, superior intelligence, compare it to the accomplishments of mankind. What is mankind’s most awesome creation? That point is up for debate, but just pick something that’s big and impressive, like the Great Wall of China.
What is the purpose of the Great Wall? Originally to keep out Mongol invaders, but now it’s a landmark that serves no practical purpose. It did serve as an effective defense for a few centuries, but its builders couldn’t foresee that it would become obsolete.
If God did create the universe, he had enough foresight to see that it would be self-sustaining for a very long time, whether it’s 6 thousand or 6 billion years. So, God has the ability to see the long-term effects of his actions, which mankind cannot hope to match.
So, God is many many times removed from mankind in terms of intelligence and ability to create. There’s no way we can quantify the magnitude, so let’s just say God is a zillion times better than us.
Now think about the sort of creature mankind is a zillion times better than. While this is also subject to debate, let’s confine this to physical and intellectual ability, not decision-making ability. How about the amoeba?
We didn’t create the amoeba, but we are a zillion times more advanced, as God is a zillion times more advanced than us. How do we interact with the amoeba? We usually study it in a petri dish and record how it lives its life, what it eats, how it respirates, what its component parts are, and so forth. We can provide optimal environments for it to thrive, try methods of extending its lifespan, and experiment with alternate living conditions to see how it reacts.
Thus we are God compared to amoebas. The disasters and plagues chronicled in the Bible can be seen as the experiments God performs on us. Job’s problems and Abraham’s dilemma are generally regarded as God testing our faith. So there’s precedent that God is a scientist subjecting us to horrible conditions to see how we cope.
Even if we wanted to be kind and loving to amoebas, there’s no way we can keep up this level of devotion continually. Scientists get bored and have to sleep. Amoebas aren’t that important.
Given that we are God compared to amoebas, would amoebas ever think of us as God? If amoebas are capable of spiritual stimulation, they would probably envision Amoeba God as a gigantic and perfect version of themselves. Their perception of Amoeba God probably looks and acts nothing like us. Amoeba are incapable of conceiving mankind, except as maybe the really big thing that’s not them.
Mankind, in turn, does not love the amoeba. We are incapable of knowing an individual amoeba’s desires, hopes and dreams. Amoebas cannot communicate to us with prayer. We can do something to upset an amoeba’s environment and shorten its lifetime, but will the amoeba think Amoeba God is angry? Would we care?
Given that mankind and amoebakind cannot interact on a personal level, and we are a zillion times more advanced than the amoeba, and that God is a zillion times more advanced than us, how can we ever interact with God? God is the vast measureless universe, and we are but a speck. The existence of our planet occupies only a few minutes of God’s lifetime.
God doesn’t care, because he is incapable of caring on our level. So choose whether you want an indifferent God that has as much of a regard for you as you do for an amoeba, or one you potentially have a connection to, no matter how childish and unreasonable he acts.