A truly humble soul does not marvel at its weakness, and the more it perceives its wretchedness, the more it abandons itself to God, and seeks to remain near to Him, knowing how deeply it needs His help. God's own word to us is, “I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye” (Ps. 32:8).
In distractions or temptations, instead of combating them directly, which would only serve to augment (strengthen) them, and to wean us from God, with whom alone we ought to be occupied, we should simply turn away from them, and draw nearer to God; as a little child, seeing a fierce animal approaching it, would not stay to fight it, nor even to look at it, but would run for shelter to its mother's arms, where it would be safe. “God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early” (Ps. 46:5).
“A Short and Easy Method of Prayer” – Jeanne Guyon written in 1685