I really don't think the LORD is pleased to "bless" me with a first-class ticket upgrade.
I believe that 'sometimes ...' ... He is.
The undeniable truth, however, is that, 'most times ... ... He isn't.
And ... 'sometimes ..." ... He will allow us to experience suffering and loss. Even Osteen has testified that he has experienced seemingly inexplicable loss in his life.
I believe that God wants whats best for us, both individually and collectively.
However, too many of us are still children ... who lust for that which is not good for us. Obviously God will not indulge us to our detriment.
And he wants us to be mature in Him ... and so, He may continue to deny us the first-class upgrades so long as we make that out heart's desire.
It is as we take on more and more the character of Christ that we will find God consistently granting us the desire of our hearts.Matthew 8:19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go."
20 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
No, in truth that's VERY deniable. The Lord blesses me materially every day, above and beyond what I can ask for.