Is God Listening?

Do you have confidence that when you pray God is listening? Do you wonder why your prayer wasn't answered? Perhaps it was answered, just not the way you expected.
Matt. 7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who searches finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Jesus doesn't say "some who ask receive, but He says EVERYONE receives. Jesus wants to hear our prayers. He wants us to have that conversation with Him. We are created by our Father in heaven. We are His children, children of the living God, children of the King of Kings, heirs to His throne, princes and princesses in the Kingdom of God. Think about that for a moment. We are royalty. We are heirs to the throne. We have a direct phone line to God through Jesus Christ. If Jesus loves us this much, why then would He not answer our prayers?
Truth is He always answers, it just may not be in a way we expected or "wanted". 
God knows what is on our hearts, even before we speak it. He knows what we need before we realize we need it. And He knows the perfect answer to those prayers, those needs. He knows the perfect way to answer so that the glory goes to God. 
God deserves all the glory and more. He sacrificed His own Son, Jesus Christ, for our sins. So that we can be redeemed and forgiven, and live freely to worship Him and live for Him. If He sacrificed all for us then why do we so often think He won't answer our prayers?
There is no prayer too large or too small for God. There is no prayer that is insignificant to God. Every prayer that is on our hearts, every concern we have, they all matter to God. 
I encourage you faithful readers, have that faith the size of a mustard seed, believe what you read in the Word of God, trust in the Lord that He wants to answer your prayers. He loves us more than we can even comprehend. He wants His very best for us.

Proverbs 3:5-6English Standard Version (ESV)

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
    and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
    and he will make straight your paths.