 What many Christians imagine is that if they're performing well in their pursuit of holiness, that God comes closer. And that when they make a mistake, he takes a step back further. That is a performance-based view of his presence. God dwells with the believer, even the struggling believer. Because otherwise, if he abandoned you, you would just go full-blown into sin and he doesn't want that. So he remains with you, patiently abiding, working with you through your mistakes. His presence is not based on your performance. His presence is based on Christ's sacrifice. And he said it is finished.