Day 50 of 365: Constant connection

This is a strange day. Weather forecast expected heavy rains, but I didn't think that it's heavy rains for 15 minutes. After the rain came, it pretty much was clear skies and sunshine. Praise God for that then since I had to park my car elsewhere. This was one of those days where it feels like everyone decided not to go to work and the streets are full of cars except for the street that is due for cleaning. Weird...

Fellowship was different tonight because we had the Youth Director/Pastor candidate speak. The TNT kids were a tad confused at the change of pace, but that's what you get when you don't check your weekly updates. Too pampered almost... Some of them were asking if we were staying for the whole time. Most of them probably wasn't listening to the candidate...

So we were given time for ourselves and we went down to do the customary introductions and announcements. We didn't plan a message since it was already taken care of, so we played a decent game of Mafia. Probably the best game of Mafia so far because the kids were actually playing it the right way. Except for one of them...he got confused in the first round, but picked it up right away.

Earlier in the evening, and possibly in the afternoon, I failed to do one thing that seems to be plaguing me in the past month or two. That is, of course, communication. This is one of the many issues that are commonly found in guys and we tend to say less than women, but ultimately tend to process only what's in front of us. I was selfish with my thoughts and I failed to communicate important information. In a way, this is a reflection of how some of us, if not all of us, are with our communication, or prayer, with God. We tend to dwell in our own thoughts and dwindle within our comfort zone. A lot of times, that kind of behavior leads to a lack of communication with God. In this case, how many times do we earnestly pray and direct our thoughts and concerns to God? Do we simply dwell in our sinful desires instead of maintaining a constant connection with God? I have mentioned one key aspect of a relationship that is essentially healthy for the couple and that is communication. I know I forgotten that... Now the question is, how convicted am I with my lack of prayer?