functions primarily to give us other gifts. That was my issue. I had clearly focused more on the other gifts than the gift of God himself. Rather than his presence, I wanted a felt experience, a sense of personal growth. I made the mistake of sin, which always seeks to turn God’s presence into a mechanism or resource to make my life better. Rather than worshipping God, I worshipped myself. I wanted life on my terms, so I did what I thought God would want, thus cleverly obliging him to make life work for