Don't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.
Baptism separates the tire kickers from the car buyers.
You are never more like Jesus than when you pray for others. Pray for this hurting world.
The only mistake is not to risk making one.
God's love supply is never empty.
If God was willing to wrap himself in rags and drink from a mother's breast, then all questions about his love for us are off the table.