A Verb

In the spiritual world most of that to which we give a noun as its ID is really a verb.  God is not an "it."  God is Love, and love is a verb.  The mystic never looks for God in some place out there or even in the heart.  A mystic loves, and is in union by the action.  Deep prayer is love.  Less deep is asking for stuff from the noun "God" out there somewhere.

In Addiction terms, the Higher Power or HP is not something, an "it," that I must find.  The HP is Love.  If one follows the steps, gets support for the recovery journey, they will become loving.  They will be found rather than find their HP.  When someone says they don't have a God, that might be good, since they are looking for an "it."  Practice the 11th and 12the step and you will enjoy your Higher Power.  Whenever I cannot find God in my life, I am usually practicing rather bad behavior or lack emotional sobriety.