6th Step to Heaven on Earth: Refinement (Seeing God)

Recently I finished reading Perry Marshall’s new book, “Memos from the Head Office.” It receives nearly 100% five-star reviews. It’s about how entrepreneurs consult God to make business decisions. It’s rare to see a business book written by a bestselling author in business talking about God. Since the word “God” carries a lot of baggage, he chose the Head Office.

That is a very practical book about communicating with God. You don’t have to be in business to enjoy this book because it can be applied to your daily life. If you want to align your life with God’s will, learning to communicate with God is a blessing you must seek.

At times like this, when we are socially distanced due to the prolonged pandemic, our close contact with God is essential to maintain well-being and sanity. God is not just an imaginary friend to keep you company when you are lonely. According to Jesus, he is a practical guide, counselor, and advocate for your daily life, relationship, and leadership.

In fact, Jesus said that you could see God if you meet the condition. That is what the sixth blessing is about. We have talked about five blessings in the past five weeks. If you have followed the steps, you are about ready to see God at this stage. Let’s review the steps.

1. Consciousness: without consciousness, there is no progress.
2. Abandonment: we must abandon everything that keeps us from moving forward.
3. Reliance: we learn to rely on the abundant resources available for us to move mountains.
4. Edification: edification feeds our spirit just as education feeds our mind.
5. Forbearance: forgiveness and tolerance are the only way of living a holy life.
6. Refinement: how to condition our spirit to see God. That’s our topic today.
7. Enlightenment: Next week’s topic
8. Endurance: The week after next.

If you put them all together, it forms the acrostic CAREFREE. Carefree is not the same as careless. It’s childlikeness Jesus repeatedly told us to live—a life free of stress and anxiety so that you can shine your light brighter and broader and live life to the fullest as Jesus promised.

Now, let’s proceed with today’s topic on seeing God based on what Jesus taught.