I like the water analogy too, when I think of a God I always think of him/her/it (!) like the force of nature.

My views are very confused and complicated! I am Jewish but not religious. I was born Jewish so will always be a Jew. I think of myself as a Jew, as part of a race of people and not part of a religion IYKWIM? I would love to believe in God giving commandments to Moses etc but I just find that I can't. It seems that people watch magicians on TV and say "wow, how do they do it" believing it to be a trick and yet they believe unequivocally in water turning into wine and people walking on and parting the sea. I don't get it but as I said, I wish I could.

I believe there is something guiding us and helping us occasionally but we control ourselves and our destiny.