I started with similar complicated questions too, but somehow got the clue that I didn't have to figure it all out. I went on blind faith at first that "something" would help me and so I asked "it" for help although I didn't know what "it" was.
I also liked and used the wind analogy--I couldn't see "it" but saw its effects in my life.
In Step 2 it says "came to believe", and that's what happened for me. I didn't really believe right away that there was really anything there or that it could actually even help me; it was something that I came to and it happened gradually as I moved on working through the steps.