The Big Book says that our "relationship" with with God as we understand him is crucial. That suggests we ought to understand the meaning of the word "relationship" before we jump to the wrong conclusion.

Some definitions:
1. A particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other: has a close relationship with his siblings.
2. Significant connection or similarity between two or more things, or the state of being related to something else.
3. A state of affairs existing between those having relations or dealings .
4. The condition or fact of being associated or connected.
5. The way in which two things are connected.
6. The way in which two or more people feel and behave towards each other.
7. A connection, association, or involvement.
8. An emotional or other connection between people: the relationship between teachers and students.
9. A connection, association, or involvement.
10. A state of connectedness.
11. A state involving mutual dealings.

Then, there's a Principal-agent relationship which occurs when one person, an agent, acts on the behalf of another person, the principal.

According to InvestorWords.com, the arrangement exists when one person or entity (called the agent) acts on behalf of another (called the principal). For example, shareholders of a company (principals) elect management (agents) to act on their behalf, and investors (principals) choose fund managers (agents) to manage their assets. This arrangement works well when the agent is an expert at making the necessary decisions, but doesn't work well when the interests of the principal and agent differ substantially. In general, a contract [Step 3, 7, and 11?] is used to specify the terms of a principal-agent relationship.

More to come..., but first, consider

62:3 This is the how and why of it. First of all, we had to quit playing God. It didn't work. Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director. He is the Principal; we are His agents.>/u> He is the Father, and we are His children. Most good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom.