However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart.
God is never far away, even when we knowingly sin against Him. This verse suggests that at times God may seem to be far away, even when we are praying, reading our Bible, etc., but then it may be only that He wants to prove our faith.
Faith is indeed a journey. Sometimes our feelings lead us. Sometimes we have to drag them along behind.
