Thus we can say that God is to creation as a human father is to his child. God does not receive anything from outside Himself. There is no potentiality in God whatsoever. But life does not develop within God. Rather, it develops within creation.
Creation is mother.
Moreover, my received act of existing is diverse, in that there is nothing in common between my act of being and God's, or anyone else's for that matter. Hence, I am a separate being. An existent is not within God as a child is in the womb, but is rather in nature as a child is in the womb. Confusing the distinction leads to difficulties. Consider the reverse for a moment.