God speaks while we are at work or tending the home. God is with us at our cottages and in our classrooms. The Lord does this because he wants us to know what is on the Divine mind and in his heart. God wants to engage in a relationship with his people. On the surface this may seem unimportant, yet it is the consummate tragedy.
Proverbs pushes the point.
If we are not able to hear God during the normal times of life, then we will not be in any shape to hear the Lord when we really need divine help. I find it difficult to visualize the Lord actually taking pleasure when things go poorly for us - but the point is well made. It is kind of like wishing that you studied for the test as you are sitting at the exam table or scolding yourself as you stand over a collapsed friend for not taking that CPR course. It's too late to benefit from earlier options that you chose to ignore. The point is this, if we do not listen to God's Word and struggle with understanding and being faithful to Jesus Christ then in time we will reap what we have sown.