God is not possible to understand by humans since there is nothing comparable. There is nothing but God, or divine consciousness in the creation. To make people relate to that invisible force, astral energy, the shastras and sacred texts told stories but they have to be understood not as literal meaning but symbolic with deeper lessons and guidance to humanity, however, certain people has used these texts to serve their own narrow interest and tried to monopolize the knowledge therein. The West mostly live at the gross level, and does not bother too much about the subtle forces. Recently they have started to see the connection, but if you ever go through the Upanishads, the whole focus is on the subtle force and universal consciousness. It is not hard to conclude that the East was far far ahead of the West in its explanation and understanding about the creation.