I can claim the protection, leading, and guidance

For we live by believing and not by seeing. (2 Corinthians 5:7 NLT)

  I was thinking about the Hebrews on their way to the Promised Land after their exodus from Egypt. They wandered for forty years in the Sinai Desert and had an amazing way to know when it was time to pack up their tents and parcels and hit the dusty trail again. “The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night.” (Exodus 13:21)
 In spite of their wanderings in the desert due to their disobediences and discontent, the protective pillar was a constant in their lives. Their little ones grew up in the desert never knowing a life without the column of God. It gave them shade in the daytime and warmth and light in the night.
 When they finally crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land, God’s visible presence would no longer lead them, but He gave them a promise: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” (Deuteronomy 31:8) Now it was time to “walk by faith rather than sight.”
  I can claim the protection, leading, and guidance of His presence. Though I don’t see it outside my front door, it’s there just as surely as if it was visible. —Sally García [1]

 We cannot attain the presence of God. We're already totally in the presence of God. What's missing is awareness. —David Brenner

[1] Activated The Pillar That Moved