looking up or in the mirror?

Anyone else out there ever ponder why God's presence (in typical Christian portrayals) is associated with "up" or "above"? This metaphorical association is quite biblical, but that still doesn't answer the question "Why?" Literally speaking, God doesn't inhabit every part of creation. Creation can't fully contain Him anyway, and to suggest that this fallen existence is equivalent to a perfectly holy God would be incredibly disrespectful/profane. Note that His place of total dominion and control, heaven, isn't located anywhere in creation (i.e. the normally visible universe). Well, not in the current ("old") creation but it will be in the future ("new") creation.

However, it's also biblical that one of God's facets or "persons", the Spirit, has and continues to dwell or abide in selected holy places such as the temple/tabernacle's Holy of Holies and believers who welcome Him in. In short, it seems to me that there's it's more reasonable for Christians to look for God "in the mirror" instead of looking "up".

I wish my meaning to be as clear as possible. God, i.e. his Spirit person, isn't equivalent to you the Christian any more than He is equivalent to a misshapen cloud of water vapor in Earth's atmosphere or the wooden cross decoration hanging on the church wall. He is "present within". As a Christian stands up in a worship service and lifts up his or her arms, the target of worship isn't hovering above those arms. He's much, much closer, closer than the surrounding people, closer than the air breathed in, closer than the very same lifted arms. Christians must forget the concept of having "personal space" between them and Him. According to common doctrine, Christians should never need to "seek" God. As many people have said, if God isn't close to you, guess who "moved"?