Does God listen to our petitions or do we need a "hearing-aid" to hear his answer?

God 'hears' everything. He answers every petition too, from those who have a personal relationship by His redemption. It may be "Yes", "No", or "Wait". (Yeah, shucks.)

I feel sometimes that 'hearing-aids' would be beneficial, :-) but in continuing to seek His answer, we have to use our spiritual aids of faith, trust and obedience to what we presently know as His righteous instruction. Then we will be able to discern what is deemed to be 'our answer '.

Hmm-mm, this is a life-long training process, but even with the ups and downs that occur, it does get easier. It is our 'practicing' that helps us learn, our experiences that bring hope, because we continue to trust, receiving some answers more quickly, waiting for others.

Possibly a main problem is that we want the answer we want, and want it yesterday??

God does answer our prayers I think many times we will not slow down and spend enough intimate time with him to hear him!

mdawson17

Absolutely God hears our prayer. There are times when it appears not but rest assured. "Be anxious for nothing but in everything with prayer and thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." (Phillipians) If what you are asking is in line with his will for us then 100% thumbs up on that question. His timimg is different then mine. He is on time, in time, and never a moment late. My experience is down to the minute at times, but he always comes through and far better then my finite mind could drum up for an answer. He loves and cares about you. He created only one of you You are special. I think there are times I get tested to see if I pass. He is Lord believe to recieve and you will. His word is truth and life.

I got answers before I was "Born Again". He knew I needed him and sent messangers to my path to share the good news. His grace carried me for 32 years. I am eternally grateful.

'shalom' (Peace and Joy)

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God does listen. Sometimes the answer is no. Sometimes the answer is Yes. Sometimes the answer is wait! Waiting is hard for everyone. Yes is the easiest. Usually what you ask for in your petition happens right away. If the answer is no, generally what you find is everything stands in the way of what you desire in your petition showing you that the answer is no. Wait is a little harder, sometimes it looks pretty good, but just doesn't get there quite yet. God is teaching you faith and patience. In this world of "right now". God is never changing, only we are. He is not a right now kind of God. We are right now people! It is up to us to listen carefully to what He is doing and why. Yes, No, Maybe. Watch and Listen, you will figure it out!

God hears all. Sometimes we have to be still long enough to receive what it is God is trying to convey to us. Oftentimes, we are so busy with our day that we don't stop and listen to God. I usually slow down and meditate. Works for me. lol

An all-powerful God does hear all your prayers. He's just hard to comprehend because we were only given human minds. Most of us can't even figure out people so how are we going to get our hands around the Creator?!

You need to take action in order to make God hear you. God is with the one who works hard.

yes god hears every idle word we even whisper, the question is do you have the spirtual hearing? you listen with your heart he may not answer immediately sometimes for our own good. we are very important to him he cares about all our petitions.

He hears every single one of our prayers, and he answers them, the answers are not always what you'd want but they are answers. Like another poster said, sometimes the answer is yes, no, wait. But most times I find him answering me by guiding me on a path. I ask for something, he tells me what I have to do, where I have to go to receive it. By the way, my hearing aid is broken.

I believe God does hear our petitions (laugh) uniquely put. This is also called praying.. one on one with God/Jesus (bonding). Thats our way of communicating with him.

Frienz4lif

God set up the rules for our reality, and God isn't going to change the rules of that creation. God created our reality the way it is for good reasons and all the prayers in the world aren't going to change the rules of our reality. So, no magic shows and no special exceptions, even if you are a really really devout follower.

God says the rules are the rules and God's rules can't be broken.(we don't have the ability to break God's rules).