How do we know that God hears our prayers in distress?

Believers can have confidence that God hears our prayers, particularly in times of distress, as portrayed throughout the Psalms. When the psalmist cries out to the Lord in Psalm 120, he expresses faith that God is attentive to his pleas. The assurance of God hearing prayers isn’t limited to the Old Testament; we see in Hebrews 5:7 that Jesus, in His own anguish, offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears. This illustrates not only His sufferings but also the promise that He empathizes with our weaknesses and hears our prayers. When we approach God in our struggles, we can rest assured that He is listening, and through Christ, our cries carry weight and significance in His ears.