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Written by Garland Vance, a contemporary writer.

Have you ever had the experience of feeling God’s presence? It may have been in a powerful worship service. Or when you saw the Grand Canyon. Or holding your child for the first time. Or when you helped someone in need because you sensed God leading you to do so. Whenever it was, there is nothing more powerful and memorable than when you sense God’s presence. His presence can overtake your whole body and overcome all of your emotions … But there is a danger to this feeling of God’s presence. It can be like a drug. Once you have experienced it, you keep trying to get another fix. Instead of trying to feel God’s presence, learn to rest in the truth and reality of His presence. He is with you whether you feel Him or not. He is with you even when you do not want Him to be. Even when you can’t feel God’s presence, you can rest in the truth and reality that He is with you. Cultivate an awareness of God’s presence. There are dozens of ways to do this. But a few of them are: short prayers throughout the day, silence and solitude, memorization of Scripture, and talking with Him as you take a hike.

And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. [Matthew 28:20]