Throughout my life, I've been close to God sometimes and further away at other times.
This "distance" is present in both my emotions and also in my devotion. I mention both of those because there are times when I feel close to God emotionally, but far from Him in my devotions.
Conversely, there are times when I'm close to Him in devotion, but I don't feel Him present in my life.
So, what can we do to grow closer to God and feel His presence in our life?
Similarly, what can we do to increase our devotion to God and maintain our faithfulness towards studying His word and praying to him even when we don't "feel it"?