Wisdom of Zooming In on the Heart of God (Edited with ChatGPT)

 

A happy God means a joyful life and a certain future of blessing. I am not referring to the abomination of desolation that is the prosperity gospel, but the true blessing of God. You may be in prison or under persecution, yet your heart will be full of joy — not because of your circumstances, but because your joy is heavenly, planted by the Holy Spirit. Your life is marked by certainty: if you die, it is because your heavenly Father has appointed it; if you live, it is because He has sustained you. Your certainty rests in the truth that God — who proved His love by giving the blood and flesh of His only begotten Son — holds your fate. Your joy is rooted in knowing that the God who gave His Son for your salvation is the one in control.

 

God always holds your best interest at heart, though His blessings may not come in the form of health and wealth. Rather, He shapes you in His image, feeding your spirit with His joy — the peace of the Holy Spirit. You may not receive some things simply because they will not help you grow. And sometimes, even what seems right is not right yet.

 

God may take you into the desert to teach you His nature and build a strong foundation for your faith. He may strip away all earthly support so that your only anchor is Him. There, He reveals His power — bringing water from dry stone and food from the air — not so you can complain about Egypt’s onions, garlic, and meat, but so you can know that He is no man-made idol, but the Almighty Creator. In a time of training, your focus should not be luxury, but strength, character, and discipline.

 

The infants of our faith — wearing great titles but knowing little of God — claim His will is always prosperity, health, and success. They think the shortest path to the Promised Land must be the right one, since it is comfortable. They forget: God is raising not spoiled children but soldiers. Soldiers who would rather enter the furnace than bow to the golden statue of wealth and ease. God is forming those who will suffer and, if need be, die for Him joyfully.

 

At times, the only blessing God gives you is your life and daily needs — especially during judgment or wickedness. Even the righteous must sometimes wait. Baruch, the assistant of the prophet Jeremiah, once complained about his suffering. And God answered him:

 

“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: You said, ‘Woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my pain. I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.’ Thus shall you say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up — that is, the whole land. And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.’” (Jeremiah 45:2–5)

 

Life with God is the life of His army — His children. Every army undergoes training, and every child must learn discipline. There are seasons of hardship, not for our harm, but for our preparation. Eventually, everything will work out for our blessing — not because we get what we want, but because we are transformed into the likeness of God. Once that happens, God may add blessings as He sees fit. It could be Abraham’s wealth, or the suffering of Christ. Some may die at the beginning of their mission; others may live long to write Revelation. Some serve through abundance; others with their daily bread. But what matters is that we are soldiers of God.

 

That is why, as soldiers and children of God, we must stop focusing on what we want. Do not set your eyes on becoming a king of kings, hoarding riches, or building a good life for yourself. Die to that. Instead, ask what God wants from you. If you are a king, be a godly and wise king. If you walk as Christ walked, what prayer will God not hear from you? And even then, your heart will not seek endless luxury, but rather to serve God and complete the mission of His beloved Son. That is wisdom. Anything else is spiritual infancy.

 

Today, we are consumed with desire — personal glory, national development, health, prosperity. We center everything around ourselves, like newborns. Worse still, we expect God to rotate around us. What an abomination! Instead, focus on God and His purposes. He will then focus on you and give what you truly need, not simply what you crave. Even when we pray to avoid our personal cross, if God sees fit, He will let us carry it, so that our treasure may be stored in heaven.

 

At times, God may bless us with Abraham’s wealth — but we may have to wait long for the child. He may bless us like Isaac, but with the envy of others. Or He may lead us into a life of persecution and suffering like Christ and the apostles, so our glory may be eternal. No matter what, we trust that God has our best interest at heart and will work all things for His glory — and our good.

 

If you do not understand this, what else can you understand? You need to go back to the foundation, to true discipleship. You may need a mature mentor. Start fresh. Tear down the building you have built on sand and begin again on the solid rock — Jesus Christ. Better a humble hut on the rock than a magnificent tower on sand.

 

From another angle: when we work for God, we must work for God. A homeowner does as he pleases. A servant honors the master’s wishes. A child imitates the Father. None should live to please themselves, but to bless God. Yet many spiritual leaders today are obsessed with their own ignorance, spending all their energy defending their ideas and crushing those who challenge them. In doing so, they grieve the Holy Spirit until God gives them over to their own destruction.

 

A true servant and child of God must always pray and examine his ways. His aim should be godly wisdom, not to elevate his ignorance as eternal truth. His concern should be knowing God’s will — not promoting his own. Sadly, many faith leaders today act like politicians.

 

Politics is when an informed elite leads the uninformed masses. That is why Herodians seek to control media, the economy, the army, law enforcement, and religion — by any means necessary. But faith is the opposite: the less informed faithful are led by the all-knowing God. In politics, you can manipulate, deceive, and dominate. But in faith, God watches. When you lie, when you trap the righteous, when you play political games in the church — God sees it all. Sin is foolishness in the kingdom, while holiness is wisdom.

 

Yet we persist in playing politics in the house of God. What do we expect will happen? You can hire false witnesses and defame the innocent like Naboth, but God will still deal with you, just as He dealt with Jezebel and Ahab. Why do not we understand this?

 

We should not be focused on what we think or believe and how to force it. The only thing that matters is God’s will. If our will aligns with His, He will fulfill it. If not, He will either stop us — or let us flourish temporarily, only to bring glory to His name in our eventual downfall. If you are a leader making a decision, your greatest concern should not be your resources, the strength of your army, or the threat of the enemy — but whether God is with you. That was Joshua’s mistake: he did not always ask God. But David did. And that made David wiser than Joshua. So, be like David.