It may be tempting to seek supernatural help beyond that of God. I find that this ordinary life of mine and the ordinary senses and faculties are sufficient. If I had more, I believe I would have too much – not of strength, but rather of pain and torment. The reason I do not want to see the unseen or the future is because what I have right now, what has been given to me, is good for me. My grace-filled life makes my steps safe. I know this – when I need God guidance, and I do every day, He will answer my prayer. It will not be in a strange or supernatural manner, but He will come with a blanket of calm, strengthening my judgment, presenting a clear path, give me understanding and the ability to sense the weight of the right decision, blocking/resisting/closing the door to any temptation that might mislead me, and ordering things so that the only open path is one of wisdom and honour. This is something that King Saul missed.

Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He disobeyed the Lord’s commands; he tried to find guidance by consulting the spirits of the dead  instead of consulting the Lord. – 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 GNT

He failed to realise that no one needs more than this. The imagination that concealed knowledge would somehow benefit is misleading and creates anxiety. Beyond God walking with me, I have no need of supernatural help.

Mercy is what we need, grace is what we must have, or all our life and effort will end in complete failure. Prayer is the way to get them. There is infinite grace at our disposal, and we make it ours experimentally by prayer. Oh, if we only realized the fullness of God’s grace, that is ours for the asking, its height and depth and length and breadth, I am sure that we would spend more time in prayer. The measure of our appropriation of grace is determined by the measure of our prayers. – R.A. Torrey