God hears all our prayers and, in one sense, he answers all our prayers. But we do not always receive what we ask for. When we ask God for
something, the response will be ’Yes’ or 'No' or 'Wait‘.
When our prayers don't seem to be answered, it may be that we don’t see all the implications of what we are asking for. God will answer 'No’ if the things we ask for 'are either not good in themselves, or not good for us or for others, directly or indirectly, immediately or ultimately.’