Life and Hope Through Adversity and Affliction

God is present with us in affliction. He softens the heart. He grows mercy. He gives empathy. He empowers us to do as we see Him do.
The Kingdom of Heaven – ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν (is like)

οὐρανός, οῦ, ὁ (n) ouranos, heaven, dwelling of gods and spirits, independent of earth, vault as sky, universe
βασιλεία, ας, ἡ (n) basileia, kingdom, royal rule, sovereignty
Compound Blessings Like Taxes

You would almost certainly experience more pleasure watching someone you care for starting, gathering, completing, or reaping the fruit of something in the area where you have passion. And, another will receive a blessing as you support them. This can be anyone you would like to see gain new experience and blessing
First Call: Poverty, Legacy, O’Sifuni Mungu

All men (watu wote)
All creatures (viumbe vyote)
Everybody (awaye yote)
Praise the Lord (sifu mungu)
God Called and Spoke to Abraham
God Called and spoke to Abraham Genesis 12: Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go … to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you …. I will bless those who bless you … and in you all the families of the earth shall be […]
Nygren’s Agape and Eros: A Transvaluation of Love

In Greco-Hellenism the gods do not love man. In Christianity, not only is God Agape but Agape is His very nature. In Greco-Roman world the gods do not take part in a fellowship with man, Christianity places fellowship in the middle of the Agape motif. Finally, Christianity is theocentric while Greek thought is egocentric.