I wanted
to enter into the realm of the supernatural.
I wanted to be caught up like John was (Rev. 4:1). I wanted to narrow the distance of what I saw
as a vast chasm between God and myself.
I wanted to see His back like Moses (Ex. 33:22), or take a chariot ride
like Elijah (2 Kings 2:11).
I looked
into the skies and I said, “Father, why does it all seem so futile. It seems that at every turn there is
something of a lesser sort that makes itself easily available. I want to make wise choices and please
you. I want to be the God man of this
century. How Lord can I overcome who I
am?”
In my
moments of heightened spiritual ascent, I realized that I was really doing this
for me. I was on a sort of spiritual
throne trying to figure out God and bring Him down to think like me. After all, wasn’t God made in my image?
You know,
God doesn’t always say to you what you want to hear. God did speak to me, and He said at the
moment of my highest aspirations,”Oh foolish and little man. How vain are your thoughts.”
Excerpt from God Thinking IX - Drawing Closer To God by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2012
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