Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.
There are so many times when we lift up our prayers and expect God to answer them no matter what. There are so many times when we turn round and blame God for what has happened in our lives.
But how many times do we examine our own lives and see if we are the reason why God cannot come closer to us? Sometimes we just need to sort ourselves out first of all so that we can draw closer.
I am not talking about saying sorry for the way you have been acting and then giving it to God and allowing Him to help sort things out.