Do I believe in miracles? Yes! Do I believe in God? Yes!
Many years of thought and study has gone into my philosophy of religion. I have done this study NOT to be able to make smart ass remarks to others about their experience with God. It has been a study to help me understand how I should live and behave.
In justifying my belief in God, the first step was to determine what cosmological world or universe was this in which we live.There is no need for me to tell you what I think the universe is like. Certainly any of you could come forth with an argument against this view and also there are many Sophist out there willing to tare down others to win an argument or show how smart they are.
First, admitting the universe was like such and such, then God would be like this in that universe. For example, in Determinism the belief is that everything in the universe was predetermined when God first moved the first atom. Determinism was predisposed to the belief in a cause and effect universe. God did not even have to be aware or conscious to be the prime mover or God. Even your resistance to Determinism was predetermined.
I believe in cause and effect but my universe allows for, and in fact, requires reasoning. So, what would my God be like? From the basic belief in a particular universe, what ethical code should I follow? That was easily determined after deducing what God was like and how God intended for man to behave in his universe. The process is so simple that I am amazed that so many philosophers who search for the truth about God have overlooked it. This is the method used in schools of philosophy in colleges and universities to study religion throughout the world. There is plenty of information out there to help any serious person to build his conception of the universe.
I hope this helps.