 Yes, I know all these things, but I also know that there are times when God says he does not answer our prayers. Now let me be right up front with this. The Bible says that God does not hear and answer the prayers of those who do not belong to his family. Praying is a family exercise. It belongs to those who are in the family of God. The only prayer that God hears from someone who's not a Christian is, God be merciful to me, a sinner.