The principal reason we are unaware of our spiritual condition we fail to grieve over sin which invariably causes us to be distant from God. We neglect personal time in self-examination and meditation we shun God's gracious presence by running to the sinful flesh. We should ordinarily give God glory in all of our lives, heartily rejoicing in His presence, longing for His smile, grieving over the hardness of our hearts, and battling in prayer for God to mend our brokenness. We find satisfaction with the work of his hands in the complex circumstances of our lives.

 We want His favorable grace to fall upon us through the Spirit of our loving Heavenly Father. We sincerely want to feel special to Him. The presence of God comes as a result of His favor resting upon us like falling rain. It is when we long for His favor at the throne grace that we sue for His special presence. It does not matter who is in our lives or our circumstances. Our repetitive disciplines have nothing to do with being bored. It is learning to rest by knowing Him to be faithful. We should be in control of our familiar circumstances rather than being controlled by them.