I feel very blessed when I am able to sense of God’s reality and love. I realize that obedience to God’s laws helps us draw closer to Him. But I have also learned that the desires of my heart are very important in allowing me to feel close to God. I don’t envision God making a tally on His clipboard of my good deeds and letter-of-the-law obedience. Rather, I envision God looking at my heart and myopically overseeing my imperfect efforts to obey. May He help me in trying to keep the desires of my heart in the right place.