Speaking of God talking to us, we recently went on a house hunting trip in another province. We saw a nice house, with a beautiful view of the lake and mountains, but there were a few things about the house we did not like. The paint can be easily changed, but the kitchen was small and cheap, and the extra bedrooms were upstairs, and I can't do stairs. We put an offer on the house, and then went to bed.
I spent most of the night praying. What I wanted most, was for God to flash a BIG sign telling me YES in green, or NO in red. Of course, that never happened! But I realized the next day that we put the offer on the house the same day we closed on our present home. And the interesting thing is that the house cost exactly what we sold our home for.
When I thought about those "coincidences" I realized God had spoken in a big way! It wasn't a voice, or even a nudge, but it was clear that God was saying yes to the home, which is actually built better than our home, which we built ourselves.
God really does have many ways of answering prayer, if we are walking close to him, and listen to what he is saying, instead of just trusting in ourselves!