To Believe or Not to Believe...

At one point in my life, I thought I had God all figured out. I tried to put Him in a nice, neat little box based on my beliefs. I thought I knew who He was and what He wanted from all of us. Unfortunately, the picture I had of Him at that time was pretty distorted. I thought He was a distant, angry tyrant who wanted to burn me in Hell for even a small mistake. Now I am learning to see Him as a loving Father and friend. They say a lot of the way we view God is based on how our parents treated us. Do you believe in God? What do you think God is like??