See, in the program of NA the universe could be a higher power for you hippyfly. I personally think that's awesome.
A higher power doesn't have to be "God" in the religious or "mystical" sense. That's not what is meant by "God" at all unless an individual chooses it to be.
The pure beauty and freedom of it is that we all have a choice. In the beginning of my sobriety, I also had a problem with the word "God."