Have you cried out to God as much as you have complained to people? I think about how so many of us are asking others to answer our prayers, take care of our needs, and not be able to wait upon God to act. Even from the pulpit we at times hear “If you don’t give, we won’t be able to do this or that”, “If you don’t volunteer, we may have to completely stop what we are doing”. Maybe God doesn’t want you to do “this or that”, maybe He wants you to “completely stop doing what you are doing” and go in a different direction. I am convicted when I read what is written in Luke 18 when Jesus spoke the parable “that men always ought to pray and not lose heart” because I feel that I fall short of doing just that. I have at times prayed fervently about what is written in *Luke 18:7 And will not [our just] God defend and avenge His elect [His chosen ones] who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay [in providing justice] on their behalf?* and think, is this what I do on a regular basis? Do I cry out to God day and night? Between you and me, No, it’s not. Sometimes I believe it is because it is easier for me to complain to people about what God is not doing than to wait on God to do what I believe He will do, but I am changing my mindset a little at a time, day by day. I like what is written in *Philippians 4:6 Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.* As I go through my life I know that I can trust God to provide for my needs, maybe not all my wants, but definitely my needs. The question that has brought me to my knees more times than I can count is written in *Luke 8:8…However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find [this kind of persistent] faith on the earth?”* I want the kind of faith that moves mountains, that shuts the mouths of lions, allows me to walk in the flames of fire, brings dry bones to life, and the kind of trust where I know without a doubt that God will provide for my family and I with what He wants us to have, more than we could ask or think. My Brethren, may our God richly bless all you who read these words with what He wants you to have and may you see that it is God who did it. My BeLoved, may the grace of the Lord Jesus, and the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen. In Christ Love, douglas. HE>i. pastord.blog

Special Note: I want to thank those who read what I write and are encouraged to support the ministry God has entrusted to me either one time or have decided to give on a monthly basis. I am encouraged to see certain verses playing out before my eyes like what is written in *Philippians 4:16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.*

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