I pray several times a day... silently... sometimes out loud... and I believe that my relationship with God is all important.. so every prayer comes from my heart... and I believe that God can feel when my heart is sincere... I have also knelt in prayer... this is usually when I am very worried about another person... I know that God hears me.... how he answers my prayer.. may not be how "I see the answer"... but I know he answers... because.. I see evidence of it... thru out my life.. and all around me.....