I

If people are to believe in and love God, then they must pay a price, not trying to act in a certain way externally, but seeking true insight in the depths of their hearts. Loving God requires seeking God's intentions in all things, and that you probe deep within when anything happens to you, trying to grasp God's intentions, and trying to see what God's intentions are in these matters, to see what He asks you to achieve, and how you should be considerate of His intentions.

II

If you truly love God and do not satisfy the flesh, you'll see that everything God does is so right and so good, and you'll see that His curse of your rebelliousness and judgment of your unrighteousness is justified. There will be times when God chastens and disciplines you and raises up an environment to temper you, forcing you to come before Him—and you will always feel that what God is doing is wonderful. Thus you will feel as if there's not much pain, and that God is so lovely.

III

If you pander to the weaknesses of the flesh and say that God goes too far, then you will feel that you're always in pain and always sorrowful, and you will be unclear about all of God's work, and it will seem as if God is not sympathetic to man's weakness at all and unaware of man's difficulties. And thus you'll always feel miserable and alone, as if you've suffered great injustice, and at this time you'll start to complain. The more you pander to the weaknesses of the flesh in this way, the more you'll feel that God goes too far, until it gets so bad that you deny the work of God, and begin to oppose God, and become full of rebelliousness. Thus, you must rebel against the flesh, and not pander to it: "Husbands (wives), children, prospects, marriage, family—none of these things matter! In my heart there's only God, and I must try my best to satisfy God, not the flesh." You must have this resolve.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Only Loving God Is Truly Believing in God