Don't dismiss me as unable to think for myself because I believe in God. That's rude.
I was raised a catholic, so naturally, I became an atheist for many years. About a third of my life. Then one day, in desperation, I prayed to God and asked for his help and he saved my life over the course of a few months by guiding me out of a bad situation I allowed myself into.
Ever since then I've had a very good and close relationship with God. He helps me everyday. When things get especially bad, he sends good people that listen to him to help me. I'm sure a lot of strong believers in God, like myself, have similar stories.
People need to be ready and willing to give themselves over to God for his guidance. It's not something everyone can or ever will do. If you never give your total faith to God, you will never know him or have any form of interaction with him. Therefore, it will be very easy to dismiss him as fantasy as you are currently doing. It doesn't mean God doesn't care about you though, it just means you don't listen to him even when he tries to help. Pay attention, always, and you might see the signs.
In other words, Stay woke.