Steps

When we choose to sin and disobey God, we take a step away from a sense of His abiding presence--which makes it easier to take the next step away in disobedience.
When we choose to obey God, we draw near to Him and sense more deeply His abiding presence as He, as He promised, draws near to us--which makes the next step of obedience easier.
Mind that first step. And it's always the next one. You never take one that's insignificant.