Dear Brother Thomas,
I am very happy to see that you have a great desire to "hook up" with the Lord God Almighty! Did you know what the Bible says about this very subject? God the Father is ready and willing to hear your petition directly through Jesus Christ... Here's just one Scripture that will point you in a "positive" direction. I Timothy 2:5-6 says, "For there is one God, and one mediator (Go Between) between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time."
You know the body of Christ is made up of people and we're here to bring Glory to God and to be a light and encouragement to each other, BUT human beings have limits. God has NO limit and Jesus is our only way to "hook up" with God. I encourage you to stop everything your doing and connect with God directly... Your problems may not always go away, but if you are serious about God then He will give you power to overcome troubles.
Here is another good verse about Jesus... It says here that He is able to save completely and He actually is "living" to hear from His children, so that He can tell the Father all about it!
Hebrews 7: 24-25 says, "But this man (Jesus) because He continueth ever has an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession (prayer to the Father) for them."
May God Bless You As You Seek Him,
Jeff