Likeness

What do you mean by the likeness of God?

"When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God."
                                                                                                                                                    - Genesis 5:1 - 

Surely it doesn't mean that we are 'like' God Himself. We would be lying and that would be hypocrisy. But what is likeness when man is compared to God? 

Likeness means state, quality, or fact of being like. A resemblance. An imitative appearance. 

Does it mean that God looks like us? Does it mean we are made in the state and quality of God. Does that make us equal to Him then? I don't think the answer is yes. For some reason, this stirred something in me. Something deep. Something unexplainable. The statement is rather very vague but I think this is about freewill. This is about having the freedom to think, to feel, to act, to sense, and to judge. But in all of these, how we do these things are far more different from God. He is eternal. We are made of dust. He is supreme. We are earthlings. He is perfect. We are capable making mistakes. 

Such statement evokes me as I want to understand the Word of God and putting the pieces together. To be able to live this life fulfillingly withstanding the forces that would lead to my destruction.