Inner Compass: The Assurance of Promised Blessings

Each of us has at one time or another felt that inner force which determines what we perceive as true benefit. At the heart of this powerful feeling lies a personal "whisper of the heart," capable of transforming the promises of future blessings into unwavering confidence, regardless of objective facts. This inner orientation shapes our understanding of what is truly good, allowing us to boldly anticipate its arrival.

Reflecting on this, one can note the crucial role played by a person’s moral state. People attuned to genuine goodness perceive promised blessings not through the lens of earthly expectations, but through the light within. Such individuals are not thrown off course by either clear predictions or dubious time frames, for their faith is rooted in personal perception and moral choice. While greed and disbelief can cloud one’s view, true faith finds its source within, enabling everyone to be confident that the promised blessing will come, untainted by comparison.

In summary, our inner understanding of a blessed future is not merely a consequence of external circumstances, but the result of a personal spiritual choice. It is precisely this inner energy, nourished by moral values, that transforms expectation into living reality. This confidence helps people remain focused on the highest good, regardless of transient trials and earthly temptations.

Why do people, while anticipating promised blessings, remain confident of their fulfillment even if reality might differ from expectations?

People continue to be confident in the fulfillment of promised blessings because their perception of these blessings is determined by the inner "whisper of the heart," which defines what is considered good for them, regardless of objective facts. As the text states, "the understanding of what the promised blessings are depends entirely on the whisper of the heart, which calls good everything that is pleasing to it," indicating a subjective judgment and conviction that does not require further validation, even when a clear prediction of the time of their arrival exists. It is further noted that "a clear prediction of time and an unclear one of future blessings mislead only the wicked," emphasizing that it is the moral state of a person (their tendency either towards greed and false expectations or towards genuine goodness) that determines their confidence in the coming of the promised blessing, even if reality may not align with their expectations.

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“So it turns out that, although the time is clearly predicted, the wicked—considering that promised blessings are earthly blessings—are led astray, unlike the virtuous. For the understanding of what the promised blessings actually are depends entirely on the whisper of the heart, naming as good everything that is pleasing to it, while understanding when the predicted time will arrive does not require the whisper of the heart. Thus, a clear prediction of the time and an unclear one of future blessings mislead only the wicked. Here, punitive justice is added as consolation: Yet the kingdom and dominion shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High (Dan. 7:27). For what prevented them from appreciating the generously promised true blessings, except for their own greed, for whom only earthly blessings exist?” (source: 1258_6289.txt)