First, I would need to look at what others call god and see IT myself as The Source. We would all be within that Source. We would all have free will to ap point, but only as much as we would 'need' to suit the 'wishes' of The Source.
So in that way of thinking, I would say 'god is boss'.....we are all but dreams of The Source.
OK..............
"...distinct substance or reality"
God or The Source or both?
Well, of course neither are provable.
BUT we all had to come from somewhere.....
Jackie

We are all of 1 Spirit
and
1 Spirit is The All That Is!