Looking for God

They say I need find a Power
one greater than I,
a "God of my understanding,"
someone to whom I'm to surrender,
a personal god. I've heard others
call their power Howard,
from "Howard be thy name,"
or Gus for "guy upstairs."
Some use the group or a massive tree,
or simply a chair that can hold them up.
But why do they seek their power
in such places? Isn't it obvious?
I only looked within and found
a power there all along. After all,
where else would a personal god be?