Confused? Stephen hawking said that god wasn't needed to create the universe ?

hi I have only recently started gettin close to god and believing in him. So u can see my confusion when I read that stephen hawking said such a thing coz now I don't know what to believe.. I mean ii love all the science and laws of physics and its very interesting to study when bored.. But I always deep down believed in god so maybe both r real and true xx