The choice is not between God and nothing; it is between God and the devil.
If the guidance I give myself is giving me anything other than peace and poise, a sense of freedom and power (Emmet Fox), it is the devil at work.
If I am in bondage to passing material things (i.e. am affected emotionally by things going on around me), it is the devil at work.
Time to redirect, and then I will feel "a new power, peace, happiness, and sense of direction" (Chapter 4, Big Book)