Is God listening?

I have been wondering this as my prayers seem to bounce off of the atmosphere back to earth instead of ascending to the ears of the One I am speaking to.

Are you listening Lord? I try and remind myself of His power and might and love and convince myself He is... yet silence is what sits in my soul.

I read something this morning that brought such comfort and joy to me and I want to share it in case you have been in a similar time~

Daniel 10- Daniel was given a vision and it was a tough message- bringing him much grief. So he prayed day after day, fasting and mourning, and heard nothing. Well on the 24th day a messanger of the Lord appears and verse 12 says,

Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.
 

 What wonderful words to read. What comfort we have that the Lord shows us an example like this of a man earnestly seeking and waiting on the Lord. God will show up- somehow, someway. It may not be right away, or 24 days later, but we can count on the Lord. He is faithful and He DOES hear our prayers.