When a person feels that he no longer needs prayer and a relationship with Hashem the implication is that he has resigned himself to the way his life is. There is a lack of recognition of the truth - that he is dependent on Hashem.
There are different ways in which a person can find that Hashem is hidden from him. A person may understand that his task during his lifetime is to reveal the glory of Hashem in every action, but he is so preoccupied with his pursuits that he isn't feeling it and internally he is crying out to Hashem to redirect him. But a deeper hiding is when a person finds himself at the pinnacle of success. Everything he does turns out as he desires. All day long Hashem brings success his way, but year after year passes and he never stops to think that he has never once recognized his Creator.
This can be compared to a head of household who feels no need to communicate with anyone in the home. Everything runs on auto-pilot and they don't need his input. Perhaps he is frequently away on business and they have become accustomed to arranging everything at home without consulting him. If he finds himself at home for an extended period of time he has noting to say, he doesn't even know where he can insert himself in the goings on. If the state of the household was such that they were always dependent upon him he would know very well what was going on as they would frequently consult him and he would have what to say?
When a person arranges his life such that everything, big or small, is dependent on Hashem, and he leaves no area of his life which he has not presented to Hashem, then the relationship is open and clear. Over time he feels more and more how much he needs this relationship as through it he is dependent on the one unique source.
There are different ways in which a person can find that Hashem is hidden from him. A person may understand that his task during his lifetime is to reveal the glory of Hashem in every action, but he is so preoccupied with his pursuits that he isn't feeling it and internally he is crying out to Hashem to redirect him. But a deeper hiding is when a person finds himself at the pinnacle of success. Everything he does turns out as he desires. All day long Hashem brings success his way, but year after year passes and he never stops to think that he has never once recognized his Creator.
This can be compared to a head of household who feels no need to communicate with anyone in the home. Everything runs on auto-pilot and they don't need his input. Perhaps he is frequently away on business and they have become accustomed to arranging everything at home without consulting him. If he finds himself at home for an extended period of time he has noting to say, he doesn't even know where he can insert himself in the goings on. If the state of the household was such that they were always dependent upon him he would know very well what was going on as they would frequently consult him and he would have what to say?
When a person arranges his life such that everything, big or small, is dependent on Hashem, and he leaves no area of his life which he has not presented to Hashem, then the relationship is open and clear. Over time he feels more and more how much he needs this relationship as through it he is dependent on the one unique source.
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