There is a huge difference in the way God operates and the way mankind operates. Unlike us, He thinks and works on a much higher level than we are capable of. Unlike religion, which tells us we must earn God’s blessings, God blesses us not because of what we do, but because of who He is. The world uses punishment and threats to correct our behavior; by contrast, God uses mercy and forgiveness. The absence of condemnation gives us the power to overcome what once overcame us. Creflo Dollar’s four-part series, The Truth About God’s Ways, urges us not to settle for what we see around us, but instead focus on Jesus and on heaven, because the best is yet to come.