We have assurance of the communication that God has begun with us and can be confident in his ability to hear us as we are reminded in Matthew 6:7-8 NIV, “
7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” God already knows our needs and our desires. He is intimately aware of what is happening in our lives. In that knowledge we are given great confidence to approach him in prayer knowing that we are able to communicate with our creator. The ability to pray is truly a gift from God that allows us to be comforted and know that he hears our petitions. He goes even further in Matthew by laying out a guide of what to pray in a prayer that many of us are familiar with, the Lord’s prayer. It is not the only prayer we say but it gives us a guide to know what and how to pray while maintaining the confidence to not ramble on and on as if God does not hear us but trusting in him through all things.