Separated?

Lately I've felt convicted about the lack of intimacy I've had with God. Tonight as I was getting ready to go to sleep, I began to repent for the lack of effort on my part. I confessed that I was causing the distance I felt between myself and God. Then I felt led to grab my Bible. "Pick up and read." Hmm... what should I read? "Romans... 8... verse 38." I'm pretty bad with Scripture memory, so I didn't know where God was leading me; I just knew it was a familiar passage. As I reached for my teshuva duck tape Bible, this thought came to me: "No. Grab the Study Bible. You'll want to read the study note."

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,
neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of
God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39)

study note on 8:39...

"nor anything else in all creation. Nothing
in the universe is outside God's control; therefore, nothing (including
ourselves) can separate us from His eternal love."

We serve a PERSONAL God! The Holy Spirit counsels us and comforts us according to our personal needs. My lack of effort may have created a feeling of distance between me and God, but NOTHING can separate me from His love. God knows me. He knows my thoughts. He knows my circumstances. He knows what I need to hear. I need to listen. Praise God!