Jonah Many Christians today do not have the conscious presence of God in their lives. We should not settle for God’s protection, His provision, or His promises without His presence. When we have the presence of God, we need nothing more; and we should settle for nothing less. There are four things that will rob us of God’s manifest presence in our lives:(1) direct disobedience, (2) divided devotion, (3) displaced dependence, (4) determined defiance.