When Do You Feel Closest to God?

I feel closest to God when I am doing my best to walk in obedience to Him. I feel closest to Him when I spend time in prayer and the Word. A while back I was able to buy some fake candles that have color change on them and you can program them to a particular color or you can have them rotate colors. I like to have those on in the quietness of my bedroom and just enjoy the presence of the Lord. It is how I do my prayer time and how I reflect on His goodness in my life. It is quiet and peaceful. It is my special time with the Lord without any distractions. I also enjoy time in the Word, whether it be a full bible study, or a devotion, or bible journaling and verse mapping. His Word speaks to me and one of the ways I feel closest to God. So many things in life are tugging at us and distracting us away from God and pushing us more toward worldliness. The bible specifically says you cannot love the world and love God at the same time. You cannot put God first and hold on to worldliness. He must come before all things and all people. If we are living a selfish life trying to please ourselves then we cannot feel close to God. Sin gets in the way. When I am not feeling close to God I try to examine my heart to see if there is any unconfessed sin in my life. We all sin every single day. The key is to recognize it and repent from it so we can have and feel that closeness with God. Being close to God is very important to me. Life has no meaning without it. When I keep my focus on Him I feel closest to Him. The minute I allow life to become my focus it puts a setback in the closeness I feel when I am in obedience to Him. It's all about choices. It is a lifetime of repentance. It is a daily walk with Him turning away from the world and embracing who He is. It is a walk of grace and perseverance to stay close to God.