Restored Relationships (Not Just With People)

So, I began reading this book (I know, me reading over break is something that is shocking to most), and I haven't been able to put it down. I am not sure if I cannot put it down because I know my other book is being shipped today and I want to finish this one before that one gets here, or if it really is that good. Thinking about this now, it really is that good. I have been dwelling on the chapters about prayer, and I keep coming to the same conclusions. First conclusion, my prayer life stinks! Okay so I pray, but I do not pray in the way that I should. Before reading these chapters, I only prayed for certain things, such as the needs that I have and of my friends. I honestly have to say that I rarely pray for my family, and they are the ones who at times need it the most. Another conclusion that I came to was that I am not praying about decisions that I have to make. My mind set has been that God will show me the right decision to make...umm, won't this require me to at least talk to Him about the decision? I am not sure where my thinking was on that one! A neat thing that the book recommended doing was praying for someone that I am struggling to get a long with or someone who I have formed a disliking for. Immediately someone from school came to mind. She is someone who was in one of my classes last semester and she just bugged me to no end. She's pretty and really smart, but does not know the term humility. So, for the next month or so, she is going to be my focus for prayer. I cannot wait to see how my relationship with God, my relationship with this girl, and with anyone else is going to change!