God certainly forced Himself on Paul, striking him blind in the process so he could see.
If miracles were normative they would cease to be miracles, they would be normals.
I suppose that’s a fair assertion . . .
Though I think it’s not quite accurate. Paul had been seeking to do God’s will fiercely and intensely all his life.
Holy Spirit finally broke through all the blindness with great drama. But it is not as though Paul was NOT seeking God’s will and Holy Spirit FORCED him to accept God’s will.
I like you. I've been reading your "find in forum" and would like to offer my "Welcome to FR!" I would also like to say that I do not see Paul's Damascus Road experience as you do. I would not say that Jesus Christ "forced" Himself upon Paul. I would say that Jesus revealed Himself in full majesty to Paul there; that on this road Paul encountered the Living Christ - and over the next 3 days Paul came to terms with this encounter. The rest of Paul's life from that day forward was the living out of this new relationship to God the Father through the Son by the Spirit - God and Paul hand in hand, heart to heart, united in purpose and in power, amen.