How to get god to talk to me

My wife's nephew and his wife were evangelical Christians. They loved to listen to Christian music on the radio and go to church all the time. In fact the nephew was the program director and morning DJ at the local Christian radio station. Sadly he was struck by cancer. Terrible disease not something I would wish on anyone. The couple continued to be airy about the road ahead of them quite convinced their faith would see them through if they just played a few more Christian songs and said a few more 'Praise the Lords'. Sadly the cancer was much much more difficult to treat. He had to go through chemo then a stem cell transplant then he lost his sight then his back and legs started to cramp up so badly he could hardly work then their van broke down in the middle of nowhere as they were heading to the big city for more medical treatments. Their faith has been sorely tested and thanks be to God they have kept it. It is not the same faith they had going into the cancer and all its horrors but they have a much much much deeper and profound faith in the love of their Lord.