Does God Hear All Prayers?

[Anna]

I will just let the Scriptures answer this question.

This is what the Bereans would find as an answer to that question:

Prov. 28:9

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He who turns away his ear from listening to the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Surely the prayer of someone who refuses to listen to [God's] teachings is disgusting.

King James Bible
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

American King James Version
He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

American Standard Version
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.

Bible in Basic English
As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be as abomination.

Darby Bible Translation
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

English Revised Version
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Webster's Bible Translation
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

World English Bible
He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.

[Eric Hancock]

I love it ,,your so right
Even being a child of God is no guarantee that God will hear our prayers, if we do not regularly confess our sins. In Psalm 66 we read, "If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened." [Psalm 66:18] And in Isaiah, "But your iniquities [unconfessed sins] have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear." [Isaiah 59:2] Unconfessed sin grieves His Holy Spirit and breaks our fellowship with the Lord. Until it’s confessed, He will not hear our prayers



There is one unconfessed sin that is especially serious. Jesus, in the verses following the model prayer, or the Lord’s Prayer, of Matthew 6, admonishes His disciples: "For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." [Matt. 6:14-15]

Yet, we need not fear broken communication with our Lord. Keeping the lines of communication open with God our Father is a simple thing. The apostle John assures us, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." [1 John 1:9] The key word here is "if." We have a choice. It is up to us whether or not we confess our sins and ask for God’s forgiveness.

Note that John said "sins," plural. So did Jesus, in His model prayer, when He referred to asking our Father to forgive us our "debts" or "trespasses" -- other words for sins. [Matt. 6:12] We must ask for forgiveness for specific sins, identifying them individually, agreeing with God that we were wrong, and asking His forgiveness.

There is no sin our Lord will not immediately forgive, if we are genuine in asking -- so long as we have first forgiven everyone who has offended us. The moment we ask, He forgives and will again hear our prayers. But think of the consequences of our living for days, weeks, months or years without confessing our sins or forgiving someone. We might pray for years, and never be heard.