Where's your Focus?

 Have any of you ever been in a place where you feel like you're disconnected from God? Like God's silent? Like your prayers go no farther than the ceiling?
 I'm sure we've all been there, and for me, it's a miserable place to be. I'm someone who can't stand monotony. I love change. I love different. And I get bored if something stays the same, no matter what area in life. Whether its the color of pen I use, my profile pic, my daily life, or my spiritual life. And obviously, if I feel disconnected from God, i'm not going to be going anywhere spiritually. I'm going to be sitting still, figuratively speaking.
 And that's the place I have found myself at the last couple of weeks. I try to pray, and feel like I get nowhere. I try to just sit still and listen to God, and find myself thinking about something way different. Being in that place leaves me feeling very discouraged.
 So I've been pondering why am I in this place? What's blocking me from connecting with God? The other day we were reading from the Grace for the Moment devotional. The title for that day was Focus on God's Majesty. It said "As long as our eyes are focused on God's majesty, there is a bounce in our step. But let our eyes focus on the dirt beneath us and we will grumble about every rock and crevice we have to cross."  And it hit me, I  wasn't focusing on God and his majesty. I had allowed myself to get bogged down by the cares of this world. I had been focusing on earthly things. Colossians 3:1 and 2 says, 'Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set you heart on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set you mind on things above, not on earthly things.' Focusing on God will change our entire outlook on life. When I start focusing on things of this world, I am looking at the small picture, and it's not possible to feel connected to God. When i'm focused on God, i'm looking at the big picture, and no matter what comes against me, i'm connected with God, which makes life good!