Does God hear my prayers?
Short answer
Yes. The Bible repeatedly affirms that God hears the prayers of those who come to him — though his answers may differ from what we hoped.
Deeper answer
Hearing and answering are not the same as agreeing. A good father hears every request and responds with what is best, not just what is wanted.
God's love is not measured by whether he gives us what we ask for, but by what he gave us in Jesus.
From the Bible
Psalm 34:17
NIV“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.”
1 John 5:14–15
NIV“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us — whatever we ask — we know that we have what we asked of him.”
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