When it came to being close to God, I used to believe He played “keep away” with His presence and I was just subject to His whims. When He wanted us close He’d be there, if not I was just showing up to quiet time to be disappointed. And this is what I believed for a long time. My belief totally affected my faith and thus my reality. I would go into my quiet time not knowing if God would show up. Eventually, after feeling like God flaked on me a couple of times, I would stop s