Two truths we can always count on is that for those who are living for the LORD always have the ear of the Almighty God!  He is our Brother, Our Friend, Our High Priest, Our Daddy, and is always with us and His arm is never too short to reach down and intervene in our situation. Sometimes, it seems that our prayers go unanwered and things don't work out or go as we think they should, but God is faithful and is always working things together for our good.  He is our refuge and our strength and a very present help in time of trouble.  He hears us and we can always know that we can cast our cares upon Him for He cares for us. 

The other truth is that the LORD is not moved by the prayers of the unrighteous.  The Psalmist wrote that if i regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear me.  It is not that He is unaware of the prayers of the unrighteous but He is not obliged or moved by compassion to answer them.  He is always near just a prayer away for any of us, but it is we who have moved and made ourselves far away from Him. Jesus said, that if we abide in Him and He in us that what ever we ask we know that we have.  As we come closer to God in relationship and in fellowship, He draws closer to us and we can rest assured that our prayers are not only heard but they are answered.