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2024 Performance: +42.4%
CAGR Since Inception (July 2019): +53.5%
This will be my last post discussing returns...
CAGR Since Inception (July 2019): +53.5%
This will be my last post discussing returns...
I had $30,000 in 2019.
Zero experience and zero connections.
This platform changed all that. I met incredible people that I would never get access to otherwise.
Zero experience and zero connections.
This platform changed all that. I met incredible people that I would never get access to otherwise.
It's the beauty of anonymity.
Nobody had to know I went to a state school with a 97% acceptance rate.
I told people I went to college, like it was an achievement. Hell, it was an achievement to me.
Nobody had to know I went to a state school with a 97% acceptance rate.
I told people I went to college, like it was an achievement. Hell, it was an achievement to me.
1. OJO necesariamente no es así. La señal uplink del Starlink puede ser detectada y en el entorno del TO tan delimitado como Kursk puede ser geolocalizada con la precisión necesaria dentro del CEP de la artillería.
2. El haz de datos del uplink del terminal Starlink es un cono estrecho de 100° que trabaja en una frecuencia de 12 GHz y emite en Intervalo cortos de 74 ms. Basta con equipar un drone ELINT con equipo "sintonizado" a dicha frecuencia y lanzarlo a patrullar en un área determinada
3. dónde se sospeche actividad ucraniana. Controlando la posición y altura del drone, una vez detectada la señal en potencia, frecuencia y duración determinada, puedes geolocalizar la fuente con bastante precisión debido a su naturaleza direccional en forma de haz del uplink.
The prequel to the great Calcutta killings or the direct action day. On July 9, 1947, a suitcase was found on Rawdon Street in Calcutta. Inside was the dismembered body of the man who had tried to stop a massacre.
#BengalHistory #DirectActionDay #IndianCinema
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10 ChatGPT prompts that will transform you into a Superhero:
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1. Use the 80/20 principle to learn faster:
"I want to learn about [insert topic]. Determine and share the 20% of the topic's lessons that are most crucial to understanding the remaining 80%."
"I want to learn about [insert topic]. Determine and share the 20% of the topic's lessons that are most crucial to understanding the remaining 80%."
2. Improve your writing by getting feedback:
[paste your writing]
"Please proofread the text above. Correct grammatical and spelling mistakes. and offer ideas that will make my writing more lucid.
[paste your writing]
"Please proofread the text above. Correct grammatical and spelling mistakes. and offer ideas that will make my writing more lucid.
OpenAI and Anthropic engineers leaked a prompting technique that separates beginners from experts.
It's called "Socratic prompting" and it's insanely simple.
Instead of telling the AI what to do, you ask it questions.
My output quality: 6.2/10 → 9.1/10
Here's how it works:
It's called "Socratic prompting" and it's insanely simple.
Instead of telling the AI what to do, you ask it questions.
My output quality: 6.2/10 → 9.1/10
Here's how it works:
Most people prompt like this:
"Write a blog post about AI productivity tools"
"Create a marketing strategy for my SaaS"
"Analyze this data and give me insights"
LLMs treat these like tasks to complete.
They optimize for speed, not depth.
You get surface-level garbage.
"Write a blog post about AI productivity tools"
"Create a marketing strategy for my SaaS"
"Analyze this data and give me insights"
LLMs treat these like tasks to complete.
They optimize for speed, not depth.
You get surface-level garbage.
Socratic prompting flips this.
Instead of telling the AI what to produce, you ask questions that force it to think through the problem.
LLMs are trained on billions of reasoning examples.
Questions activate that reasoning mode.
Instructions don't.
Instead of telling the AI what to produce, you ask questions that force it to think through the problem.
LLMs are trained on billions of reasoning examples.
Questions activate that reasoning mode.
Instructions don't.
שרשור מיוחד: המשמעות של החלטת הקבינט.
אתמול (8 בפברואר 2026) אישר הקבינט סדרת החלטות שפותחות את שוק הנדל"ן בגדה המערבית למתנחלים ללא פיקוח, ומאפשרות השתלטות על סמכויות מהרשות הפלסטינית באזורים A ו-B. זה צעד לקראת סיפוח דה-פקטו, הפרה של הסכמים בינלאומיים, ועידוד גניבת אדמות המונית.
סיכום 7 ההחלטות שהתקבלו ומשמעותן>>
אתמול (8 בפברואר 2026) אישר הקבינט סדרת החלטות שפותחות את שוק הנדל"ן בגדה המערבית למתנחלים ללא פיקוח, ומאפשרות השתלטות על סמכויות מהרשות הפלסטינית באזורים A ו-B. זה צעד לקראת סיפוח דה-פקטו, הפרה של הסכמים בינלאומיים, ועידוד גניבת אדמות המונית.
סיכום 7 ההחלטות שהתקבלו ומשמעותן>>
1: ביטול איסור על רכישת אדמות ישירות ע"י מתנחלים.
בוטל חוק ירדני שאסר על מי שאינו תושב הגדה או חברה רשומה שם לקנות אדמות. כעת מתנחלים יוכלו לקנות ישירות מפלסטינים ללא צורך בחברה.
המשמעות: מקל על התרחבות התנחלויות, אבל בסכסוך לאומי זה מעודד עסקאות בצללים, ניצול חולשות וסיכון חיים של מוכרים פלסטינים.
בוטל חוק ירדני שאסר על מי שאינו תושב הגדה או חברה רשומה שם לקנות אדמות. כעת מתנחלים יוכלו לקנות ישירות מפלסטינים ללא צורך בחברה.
המשמעות: מקל על התרחבות התנחלויות, אבל בסכסוך לאומי זה מעודד עסקאות בצללים, ניצול חולשות וסיכון חיים של מוכרים פלסטינים.
2: ביטול הצורך באישור עסקאות רכישה.
בוטל החוק שדורש אישור עסקה לפני ביצועה. האישור הזה בודק זיופים ומבטיח שהעסקה לא סותרת מדיניות ממשלתית.
המשמעות: ללא פיקוח, יגברו זיופים והונאות. מתנחלים יוכלו לקבוע עובדות בשטח ללא אישור שר הביטחון, מה שמאיים על מדיניות ישראלית וביטחון.
בוטל החוק שדורש אישור עסקה לפני ביצועה. האישור הזה בודק זיופים ומבטיח שהעסקה לא סותרת מדיניות ממשלתית.
המשמעות: ללא פיקוח, יגברו זיופים והונאות. מתנחלים יוכלו לקבוע עובדות בשטח ללא אישור שר הביטחון, מה שמאיים על מדיניות ישראלית וביטחון.
Isn't it interesting that not a single media report on the "cRaZy Qanon," ever once mentioned Epstein?
Below will be a thread of every Q post on Epstein's operation.
Post 133 - Nov 11, 2017
"What is a cult?
Epstein island.
What is a temple?
What occurs in a temple?
Worship?
Why is the temple on top of a mountain?
How many levels might exist below?
What is the significance of the colors, design and symbol above the dome?
Why is this relevant?
Who are the puppet masters?
Have the puppet masters traveled to this island?
When? How often? Why?"
Below will be a thread of every Q post on Epstein's operation.
Post 133 - Nov 11, 2017
"What is a cult?
Epstein island.
What is a temple?
What occurs in a temple?
Worship?
Why is the temple on top of a mountain?
How many levels might exist below?
What is the significance of the colors, design and symbol above the dome?
Why is this relevant?
Who are the puppet masters?
Have the puppet masters traveled to this island?
When? How often? Why?"
Post #999 - Apr 03, 2018
"Why is Epstein spending $29mm to bury the tunnels underneath is temple on Epstein Island?
Problem.
Phones were allowed in.
These people are stupid."
"Why is Epstein spending $29mm to bury the tunnels underneath is temple on Epstein Island?
Problem.
Phones were allowed in.
These people are stupid."
Post #1000 - Apr 03, 2018
NO NECESITAS un community manager cuando lo puedes hacer tú.
En 2026, puedes crear todo tu contenido del mes en solo 2 horas usando IA.
Yo lo hago con Claude. Te comparto los 7 prompts que necesitas para hacer lo mismo ⬇️
En 2026, puedes crear todo tu contenido del mes en solo 2 horas usando IA.
Yo lo hago con Claude. Te comparto los 7 prompts que necesitas para hacer lo mismo ⬇️
1. Inteligencia de nicho + mapa de audiencia
“Actúa como estratega senior de redes sociales con +10 años de experiencia. Analiza el nicho [inserta nicho] y define los segmentos más rentables: sus frustraciones, gatillos emocionales, hábitos de consumo y qué tipo de posts los hacen seguir, comentar y comprar. Entrégalo como un perfil claro y accionable.”
“Actúa como estratega senior de redes sociales con +10 años de experiencia. Analiza el nicho [inserta nicho] y define los segmentos más rentables: sus frustraciones, gatillos emocionales, hábitos de consumo y qué tipo de posts los hacen seguir, comentar y comprar. Entrégalo como un perfil claro y accionable.”
2. Posicionamiento y estrategia de marca
“Como experto en branding, ayúdame a diseñar una identidad potente en redes para el nicho [inserta nicho]: qué representa mi marca, qué la hace única, su voz, tono, estética visual y mensaje clave que conecte con mi audiencia.”
“Como experto en branding, ayúdame a diseñar una identidad potente en redes para el nicho [inserta nicho]: qué representa mi marca, qué la hace única, su voz, tono, estética visual y mensaje clave que conecte con mi audiencia.”
1/14 🚨 BOMBSHELL: Bill Gates & Jeffrey Epstein weren’t just “donating to science”…
They were secretly buying CONTROL over what scientists discover, share, and believe — through a platform you probably use: ResearchGate.
Leaked insider documents expose the real playbook: influence + money + power disguised as “helping science.”
This changes everything.
🧵 Thread starts now.
Stay till the end — the full pattern & proof will blow your mind.
#ResearchGate #EpsteinFiles #ScienceForSale #BillionairesBuyingScience
They were secretly buying CONTROL over what scientists discover, share, and believe — through a platform you probably use: ResearchGate.
Leaked insider documents expose the real playbook: influence + money + power disguised as “helping science.”
This changes everything.
🧵 Thread starts now.
Stay till the end — the full pattern & proof will blow your mind.
#ResearchGate #EpsteinFiles #ScienceForSale #BillionairesBuyingScience
2/14 What is ResearchGate exactly?
Think Facebook — but for scientists. A free site where researchers connect, share papers (often full PDFs), ask questions, and team up on ideas.
Over 25 million members worldwide right now! 🔥
Sounds helpful? Sure. But leaked insider docs reveal it's built as a for-profit business to make big money from science.
Gates invested $10M in 2013 — not pure charity, but a savvy "digital platform" bet. Like owning LinkedIn... but for the brains shaping our world.
Control the platform → control the flow of scientific ideas.
Think Facebook — but for scientists. A free site where researchers connect, share papers (often full PDFs), ask questions, and team up on ideas.
Over 25 million members worldwide right now! 🔥
Sounds helpful? Sure. But leaked insider docs reveal it's built as a for-profit business to make big money from science.
Gates invested $10M in 2013 — not pure charity, but a savvy "digital platform" bet. Like owning LinkedIn... but for the brains shaping our world.
Control the platform → control the flow of scientific ideas.
3/14 The shady part: Contracts link personal profits to ResearchGate's value growing.
Gates' advisor (Boris Nikolic) could cash in based on how much the company's worth rises. Even big "advances" like $2.5M-$10M mentioned.
This creates huge motivation to hype it up—boost users, news buzz, and prices. Why? More value = more payouts.
⚠️ It's like insider trading vibes in science.
Gates' advisor (Boris Nikolic) could cash in based on how much the company's worth rises. Even big "advances" like $2.5M-$10M mentioned.
This creates huge motivation to hype it up—boost users, news buzz, and prices. Why? More value = more payouts.
⚠️ It's like insider trading vibes in science.
O STF é apenas uma vitrine.
Por trás da toga, existe um esquema SUJO.
Esse é o início do O SINDICATO OCULTO, uma investigação que mostrará quem são os nomes que você nunca viu, mas que mandam no jogo.
Começaremos pelo homem que deu o NOME “LULA.”
Por trás da toga, existe um esquema SUJO.
Esse é o início do O SINDICATO OCULTO, uma investigação que mostrará quem são os nomes que você nunca viu, mas que mandam no jogo.
Começaremos pelo homem que deu o NOME “LULA.”
O nome dele é Roberto Teixeira.
Você provavelmente nunca ouviu falar dele.
Esse é o ponto.
Ele não aparece. Não dá entrevista.
Mas é tão poderoso que Lula já ameaçou sair do PT só para defendê-lo.
Mas afinal, quem é ele? Vou te mostrar
Você provavelmente nunca ouviu falar dele.
Esse é o ponto.
Ele não aparece. Não dá entrevista.
Mas é tão poderoso que Lula já ameaçou sair do PT só para defendê-lo.
Mas afinal, quem é ele? Vou te mostrar
Foi ele que colocou o apelido “Lula” na urna;
A sede do primeiro diretório do PT foi ele quem providenciou;
Esteve envolvido diretamente em toda a Lava Jato, e colocou o atual ministro do STF, Cristiano Zanin, na Corte.
É muita informação, mas tudo vai fazer sentido.
A sede do primeiro diretório do PT foi ele quem providenciou;
Esteve envolvido diretamente em toda a Lava Jato, e colocou o atual ministro do STF, Cristiano Zanin, na Corte.
É muita informação, mas tudo vai fazer sentido.
Em 1989, uma pesquisadora de Stanford publicou um livro intitulado "A Iminente Crise Soviética".
Dois anos depois, a União Soviética entrou em colapso.
Seu nome era Judy Shelton. E ela acertou em quase tudo desde então.
Um fio. 🧵
Dois anos depois, a União Soviética entrou em colapso.
Seu nome era Judy Shelton. E ela acertou em quase tudo desde então.
Um fio. 🧵
Shelton não previu o colapso soviético de uma redação ou de um gabinete no Senado.
Ela analisou os próprios dados orçamentários do Kremlin e provou o que ninguém queria ver: o império estava falido. Inflação desenfreada, déficits enormes, tudo escondido por trás da contabilidade marxista.
O livro foi publicado em 1989. O Muro de Berlim caiu meses depois.
Ela analisou os próprios dados orçamentários do Kremlin e provou o que ninguém queria ver: o império estava falido. Inflação desenfreada, déficits enormes, tudo escondido por trás da contabilidade marxista.
O livro foi publicado em 1989. O Muro de Berlim caiu meses depois.
Assine o perfil para conteúdo exclusivo:
🧵 In response to my posts on X today, DOJ
1) unredacted an FBI file that LABELS two individuals as co-conspirators
2) unredacted a file that lists several men who might be implicated
3) tacitly admitted that Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was the sender of the torture video
1) unredacted an FBI file that LABELS two individuals as co-conspirators
2) unredacted a file that lists several men who might be implicated
3) tacitly admitted that Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was the sender of the torture video
🧵1) This is significant because Kash Patel testified to Congress that FBI had no evidence of other sex traffickers. This is FBI’s own 2019 document listing Wexner as coconspirator in child sex trafficking. It wasn’t unredacted until tonight.
🧵2) Here DOJ acts as if they were justified in redacting the men’s names simply because the document contains victims names. Tonight they learned you can redact victim names while still publishing the other names, per our law.
2.4 prevent in sensitive individuals.
Enzymes are added as a Band-Aid to help you digest a low quality, heat damaged product that your body would otherwise struggle to recognize as food.
Enzymes are added as a Band-Aid to help you digest a low quality, heat damaged product that your body would otherwise struggle to recognize as food.
2.5 Industrial gums (thickeners) and artificial sweeteners (like sucralose) used in these powders have been shown in studies to alter the aut microbiome and potentially weaken the intestinal lining.
Our ancestors had a robust gut barrier because they never encountered these
Our ancestors had a robust gut barrier because they never encountered these
2.6svnthetic chemicalsm.
3.2
The most significant biological impact of industrial protein occurs at a molecular level via a protein complex called mTOR (mammalian Target of Rapamycin).
The most significant biological impact of industrial protein occurs at a molecular level via a protein complex called mTOR (mammalian Target of Rapamycin).
3.3
The Leucine Spike Industrial powders (especially whey and soy isolates) are engineered to be extremely high in Leucine.This amino acid is the primary on switch for mTOR.
The Leucine Spike Industrial powders (especially whey and soy isolates) are engineered to be extremely high in Leucine.This amino acid is the primary on switch for mTOR.
3.4
Biological Harm Our ancestors had mTOR levels that fluctuated naturally.Constant, high spike activation of mTOR via industrial powders forces the DNA to prioritize rapid cell division over Autophagy (the process where cells clean out trash and repair themselves).
Biological Harm Our ancestors had mTOR levels that fluctuated naturally.Constant, high spike activation of mTOR via industrial powders forces the DNA to prioritize rapid cell division over Autophagy (the process where cells clean out trash and repair themselves).
Who is depicted on the helmet @heraskevych: deceased children, winners of international competitions, and coaches
Explanation for the sports community and media
Viktoria Ivashko
9-year-old judoka killed with her mother in Russian strike on Kyiv. Just first steps in the sport
Explanation for the sports community and media
Viktoria Ivashko
9-year-old judoka killed with her mother in Russian strike on Kyiv. Just first steps in the sport
Nazar Zui, boxing & football
Born in Makiivka, Donetsk region, started with boxing. Family moved to Mariupol where he played football. March 11, around 6 AM, occupiers dropped bomb on their building. Nazar, mother Iryna, and father Serhiy all killed
Born in Makiivka, Donetsk region, started with boxing. Family moved to Mariupol where he played football. March 11, around 6 AM, occupiers dropped bomb on their building. Nazar, mother Iryna, and father Serhiy all killed
Kateryna Diachenko, rhythmic gymnastics
11-year-old gymnast killed in Mariupol when Russian bomb hit her building night of March 10. She and father died instantly. Mother and brother hospitalized, then killed when hospital was also destroyed. Entire family perished
11-year-old gymnast killed in Mariupol when Russian bomb hit her building night of March 10. She and father died instantly. Mother and brother hospitalized, then killed when hospital was also destroyed. Entire family perished
4.4
Whole Food (Meat Dairy) Even when cooked,whole foods contain dead microbial DNA and cellular debris that act as training manuals for your immune system.This is called the Microbiota accessible carbohydrate (MAC) environment.
Whole Food (Meat Dairy) Even when cooked,whole foods contain dead microbial DNA and cellular debris that act as training manuals for your immune system.This is called the Microbiota accessible carbohydrate (MAC) environment.
4.5
In dairy, specifically, proteins are held in micelles tiny "bubbles" that require specific enzymes to pop.This ensures a slow,drip-feed of amino acids.
In dairy, specifically, proteins are held in micelles tiny "bubbles" that require specific enzymes to pop.This ensures a slow,drip-feed of amino acids.
4.6
The high heat,high pressure extraction (spray-drying) creates a sterilized,dead substance.When this enters the gut, it doesn't interact with the microbiome it bypasses it.Because there is no cellular structure (no cell walls to break down),
The high heat,high pressure extraction (spray-drying) creates a sterilized,dead substance.When this enters the gut, it doesn't interact with the microbiome it bypasses it.Because there is no cellular structure (no cell walls to break down),
„Binnenrechter Bürgerkrieg“:
▶️ AfD-Aus für Augsburger Rechtsextremisten spaltet rechtes Lager
Der erzwungene Partei-Austritt des Identitären-Chefs Maximilian Märkl löst unter Rechtsextremen eine Welle der Empörung aus.
▶️ Am Ende stehen ein Einknicken + eine hochnervöse AfD.
▶️ AfD-Aus für Augsburger Rechtsextremisten spaltet rechtes Lager
Der erzwungene Partei-Austritt des Identitären-Chefs Maximilian Märkl löst unter Rechtsextremen eine Welle der Empörung aus.
▶️ Am Ende stehen ein Einknicken + eine hochnervöse AfD.
Der Augsburger Maximilian Märkl ist Chef der Identitären Bewegung. Martin Sellner ist ein Kumpel des Augsburgers Märkl und gilt als Vordenker des sogenannten „Remigrationskonzepts“. Der Austritt Märkls aus der AfD hat einen Keil zwischen das Establishment der Rechtsaußen-Partei
um Alice Weidel und deren Basis getrieben.
Besonders in der Schusslinie steht der bayerische AfD-Chef Stephan Protschka.
Er hatte auch gegenüber unserer Redaktion gesagt, eine Mitgliedschaft in der Identitären Bewegung (IB) und in der AfD vertrügen sich nicht.
Besonders in der Schusslinie steht der bayerische AfD-Chef Stephan Protschka.
Er hatte auch gegenüber unserer Redaktion gesagt, eine Mitgliedschaft in der Identitären Bewegung (IB) und in der AfD vertrügen sich nicht.
Christians Who Want a Crown Without a Cross
Glory comes after suffering, not before.
Introduction
There is a brand of Christianity in this generation that wants the applause of heaven while living like the world. It wants the crown but not the cross, the reward but not the reproach, the shout but not the shame, the resurrection power but not the dying daily. It wants a Savior who carries everybody and a Christianity that never cuts, never confronts, never crosses the flesh, and never costs anything. That religion sells well, fills buildings, and makes men rich, but it does not make saints strong. It produces Christians who are offended by trials, confused by opposition, and shocked when obedience gets expensive. They thought the Christian life was a cruise ship. God wrote it as a war. “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution” (2 Timothy 3:12).
The Bible never promised you a crown for smiling in a pew. It promised you a cross for following Christ. It never told you that suffering means you missed God. It told you suffering often means you hit the target. The Lord Jesus Christ did not come down here to show you how to avoid pain. He came down here to show you how to obey the Father when pain is the price. “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered” (Hebrews 5:8). That verse wrecks the soft religion of comfort. If the spotless Son learned obedience through suffering, what do you think God is going to do with a spoiled Christian who thinks holiness should be convenient?
So this essay is for the believer who keeps trying to crown himself in the mirror while refusing to crucify the flesh in the closet. It is for the church crowd that wants victory without battle, reward without labor, revival without repentance, and glory without suffering. God’s order has never changed. The cross comes first, then the crown. The grave comes first, then the resurrection. The suffering comes first, then the glory. “If we suffer, we shall also reign with him” (2 Timothy 2:12). Not if we pose, not if we perform, not if we complain, but if we suffer.
1. The Cross Is Not Optional
The first thing the Lord said about discipleship was not comfort, it was a cross. “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23). That is not a suggestion for the extra dedicated Christian. That is the entrance requirement for following Christ. Deny yourself means your feelings do not get the vote, your pride does not get the microphone, your appetite does not get the steering wheel, and your convenience does not get to be king. A cross is not a decoration, it is an execution. You do not carry a cross to improve your life. You carry a cross to end a life, the old life that wants to run the show.
This generation has been trained to treat the cross like jewelry and treat the Christian life like a social club. They hang crosses on walls, wear crosses on chains, put crosses on logos, then live like the devil Monday through Saturday. They want Jesus as a brand, not Jesus as Lord. But Jesus did not die to become your mascot. He died to become your Master. “Ye are not your own… For ye are bought with a price” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Bought people do not get to rewrite the terms. The cross means God gets to tell you no. The cross means God gets to offend you. The cross means God gets to put His finger on what you love and demand you surrender it.
And the moment you accept that, you find out why so many Christians are weak. They are trying to live a crucified life without crucifixion. They are trying to walk in the Spirit while feeding the flesh. They are trying to have peace while refusing repentance. They are trying to have power while avoiding the price. The Lord said it plainly, “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it” (Luke
Glory comes after suffering, not before.
Introduction
There is a brand of Christianity in this generation that wants the applause of heaven while living like the world. It wants the crown but not the cross, the reward but not the reproach, the shout but not the shame, the resurrection power but not the dying daily. It wants a Savior who carries everybody and a Christianity that never cuts, never confronts, never crosses the flesh, and never costs anything. That religion sells well, fills buildings, and makes men rich, but it does not make saints strong. It produces Christians who are offended by trials, confused by opposition, and shocked when obedience gets expensive. They thought the Christian life was a cruise ship. God wrote it as a war. “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution” (2 Timothy 3:12).
The Bible never promised you a crown for smiling in a pew. It promised you a cross for following Christ. It never told you that suffering means you missed God. It told you suffering often means you hit the target. The Lord Jesus Christ did not come down here to show you how to avoid pain. He came down here to show you how to obey the Father when pain is the price. “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered” (Hebrews 5:8). That verse wrecks the soft religion of comfort. If the spotless Son learned obedience through suffering, what do you think God is going to do with a spoiled Christian who thinks holiness should be convenient?
So this essay is for the believer who keeps trying to crown himself in the mirror while refusing to crucify the flesh in the closet. It is for the church crowd that wants victory without battle, reward without labor, revival without repentance, and glory without suffering. God’s order has never changed. The cross comes first, then the crown. The grave comes first, then the resurrection. The suffering comes first, then the glory. “If we suffer, we shall also reign with him” (2 Timothy 2:12). Not if we pose, not if we perform, not if we complain, but if we suffer.
1. The Cross Is Not Optional
The first thing the Lord said about discipleship was not comfort, it was a cross. “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23). That is not a suggestion for the extra dedicated Christian. That is the entrance requirement for following Christ. Deny yourself means your feelings do not get the vote, your pride does not get the microphone, your appetite does not get the steering wheel, and your convenience does not get to be king. A cross is not a decoration, it is an execution. You do not carry a cross to improve your life. You carry a cross to end a life, the old life that wants to run the show.
This generation has been trained to treat the cross like jewelry and treat the Christian life like a social club. They hang crosses on walls, wear crosses on chains, put crosses on logos, then live like the devil Monday through Saturday. They want Jesus as a brand, not Jesus as Lord. But Jesus did not die to become your mascot. He died to become your Master. “Ye are not your own… For ye are bought with a price” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Bought people do not get to rewrite the terms. The cross means God gets to tell you no. The cross means God gets to offend you. The cross means God gets to put His finger on what you love and demand you surrender it.
And the moment you accept that, you find out why so many Christians are weak. They are trying to live a crucified life without crucifixion. They are trying to walk in the Spirit while feeding the flesh. They are trying to have peace while refusing repentance. They are trying to have power while avoiding the price. The Lord said it plainly, “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it” (Luke
9:24). A crown without a cross is a lie. It is spiritual theft. It is trying to cash a check you never earned.
2. The Crown-Now Gospel Is a Counterfeit
Any message that promises you the crown now is a counterfeit gospel for carnal people. It sounds good because it strokes the flesh. It sounds spiritual because it uses Bible words. It sells because it promises what sinners already want. But it is the same lie Satan used in Eden: you can have the blessing without obedience, the reward without submission, the glory without God’s order. The devil always offers a shortcut to the throne. He even offered it to Christ. He showed Him the kingdoms of the world and said, take them without the cross (Matthew 4:8-10). Christ refused because He will not reign without righteousness and He will not take what the Father has not given. The shortcut is always satanic.
The crown-now gospel produces Christians who measure God by circumstances instead of Scripture. If the bills are paid, they think God is good. If trouble comes, they think God failed. That is childish. The Bible says, “We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22). The Bible says, “In the world ye shall have tribulation” (John 16:33). The Bible says, “Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you” (1 Peter 4:12). Not strange. Normal. Expected. Scheduled. So when a preacher tells you God’s main job is to keep you comfortable, he is not preaching Christ, he is selling a product.
The truth is that God will let you hurt because He loves you. He will let you be pressed because He is shaping you. He will let you be opposed because He is proving you. If you could get everything you wanted with no resistance, you would never pray, never fast, never study, never repent, never depend on God, and never grow. You would become a religious spoiled brat with a Bible in your lap and hell in your heart. That is why God says, “My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord… For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth” (Hebrews 12:5-6). The crown-now gospel hates chastening because it hates anything that crosses the flesh. But the Father does not raise soldiers with candy and cartoons. He raises soldiers with discipline.
3. Christ’s Pattern Is Suffering Then Glory
If you want God’s pattern, look at God’s Son. The Lord Jesus Christ is not only your substitute, He is your example. He is not only the Lamb who died for you, He is the Captain you follow. And His life had a clear order: humiliation, then exaltation. “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus… he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him” (Philippians 2:5-9). The word “wherefore” matters. Exaltation came after humiliation. Glory came after obedience. The crown came after the cross.
Paul understood that order and preached it without apology. He said the Spirit testified that bonds and afflictions waited for him (Acts 20:23), and he did not treat that as failure. He treated it as normal Christian service. He called his sufferings a fellowship. “That I may know him… and the fellowship of his sufferings” (Philippians 3:10). Fellowship means participation. It means you are walking where He walked. The American church wants fellowship dinners and conference selfies. Paul wanted fellowship with Christ in suffering. That is why Paul had power. Weak Christianity hates suffering. Strong Christianity uses suffering as a ladder to deeper communion with Christ.
And when believers complain that suffering is unfair, the Lord points them to the cross and says, look again. You were not promised fair. You were promised faithful. You were not promised easy. You were promised eternal. “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory” (Romans 8:18). Notice the comparison. Present suffering, future glory. That is God’s
2. The Crown-Now Gospel Is a Counterfeit
Any message that promises you the crown now is a counterfeit gospel for carnal people. It sounds good because it strokes the flesh. It sounds spiritual because it uses Bible words. It sells because it promises what sinners already want. But it is the same lie Satan used in Eden: you can have the blessing without obedience, the reward without submission, the glory without God’s order. The devil always offers a shortcut to the throne. He even offered it to Christ. He showed Him the kingdoms of the world and said, take them without the cross (Matthew 4:8-10). Christ refused because He will not reign without righteousness and He will not take what the Father has not given. The shortcut is always satanic.
The crown-now gospel produces Christians who measure God by circumstances instead of Scripture. If the bills are paid, they think God is good. If trouble comes, they think God failed. That is childish. The Bible says, “We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22). The Bible says, “In the world ye shall have tribulation” (John 16:33). The Bible says, “Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you” (1 Peter 4:12). Not strange. Normal. Expected. Scheduled. So when a preacher tells you God’s main job is to keep you comfortable, he is not preaching Christ, he is selling a product.
The truth is that God will let you hurt because He loves you. He will let you be pressed because He is shaping you. He will let you be opposed because He is proving you. If you could get everything you wanted with no resistance, you would never pray, never fast, never study, never repent, never depend on God, and never grow. You would become a religious spoiled brat with a Bible in your lap and hell in your heart. That is why God says, “My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord… For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth” (Hebrews 12:5-6). The crown-now gospel hates chastening because it hates anything that crosses the flesh. But the Father does not raise soldiers with candy and cartoons. He raises soldiers with discipline.
3. Christ’s Pattern Is Suffering Then Glory
If you want God’s pattern, look at God’s Son. The Lord Jesus Christ is not only your substitute, He is your example. He is not only the Lamb who died for you, He is the Captain you follow. And His life had a clear order: humiliation, then exaltation. “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus… he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him” (Philippians 2:5-9). The word “wherefore” matters. Exaltation came after humiliation. Glory came after obedience. The crown came after the cross.
Paul understood that order and preached it without apology. He said the Spirit testified that bonds and afflictions waited for him (Acts 20:23), and he did not treat that as failure. He treated it as normal Christian service. He called his sufferings a fellowship. “That I may know him… and the fellowship of his sufferings” (Philippians 3:10). Fellowship means participation. It means you are walking where He walked. The American church wants fellowship dinners and conference selfies. Paul wanted fellowship with Christ in suffering. That is why Paul had power. Weak Christianity hates suffering. Strong Christianity uses suffering as a ladder to deeper communion with Christ.
And when believers complain that suffering is unfair, the Lord points them to the cross and says, look again. You were not promised fair. You were promised faithful. You were not promised easy. You were promised eternal. “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory” (Romans 8:18). Notice the comparison. Present suffering, future glory. That is God’s
order. You can reject it, but you cannot change it. The cross is not an interruption of the Christian life. It is the center of it. If your Christianity has no cross in it, it is not Christianity, it is a club.
4. Crowns Are Earned in the Furnace
God does not hand crowns to spectators. He crowns overcomers. The Bible says, “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life” (Revelation 2:10). Faithful unto death is not a casual phrase. That is endurance under pressure, fidelity under threat, holiness under temptation, truth under ridicule. That is a saint who refuses to bow because he already bowed to Christ. James says, “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life” (James 1:12). Crowns are connected to trials. If you hate trials, you are hating the place where God prepares rewards.
A lot of Christians want to talk about their “calling” while avoiding the furnace that proves the calling. They want to be used by God but never wounded by God. They want to lead but never learn. They want platform without pressure. But God does not entrust His work to soft men. When a man cannot endure correction, he cannot endure ministry. When a man cannot endure hardship, he cannot endure leadership. That is why the Holy Ghost told Timothy, “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ” (2 Timothy 2:3). Not as a spoiled child, not as a church tourist, but as a soldier. Soldiers get bruised. Soldiers get tired. Soldiers get tested.
And the furnace does something the spotlight never can. It exposes motives. It burns off hypocrisy. It proves whether you love Christ or love comfort. When everything is going well, anyone can “praise the Lord.” When the bills hit, the health breaks, the friends leave, and the door closes, then you find out what you really worship. Job said, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him” (Job 13:15). That is crown talk. That is cross talk. That is a man who fears God more than he fears pain. The Christian who wants a crown without a cross is basically saying, Lord, reward me without proving me. God does not run His kingdom like that.
5. The Flesh Hates the Cross, So It Invents Excuses
The reason people chase a crown without a cross is simple. The flesh hates crucifixion. The flesh will do anything to avoid dying. It will dress cowardice up as wisdom. It will call compromise “love.” It will call laziness “rest.” It will call disobedience “boundaries.” It will call surrender to sin “struggle.” The flesh is a lawyer. It argues. It negotiates. It bargains. That is why God never told you to educate the flesh. He told you to crucify it. “And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts” (Galatians 5:24). Not comforted it. Not managed it. Crucified it.
So when the Lord puts a cross in your path, your flesh starts talking. It says, you deserve better. It says, that is too extreme. It says, nobody else does that. It says, God understands. It says, you have been through enough. And if you listen to it long enough, you will start thinking disobedience is self care. That is demonic psychology. The Bible says, “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh” (Galatians 5:17). That is a war inside you. If you pretend it is not a war, you will lose by default.
And here is the dangerous part. The flesh will even use Bible words to protect itself. It will talk about grace while refusing holiness. It will talk about liberty while feeding lust. It will talk about mercy while dodging repentance. It will talk about forgiveness while refusing to confess. But God’s grace is not permission to stay carnal. “For the grace of God… teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly” (Titus 2:11-12). Real grace teaches denial. Denial is a cross word. If a man says he loves grace but refuses denial, he loves an imaginary grace that
4. Crowns Are Earned in the Furnace
God does not hand crowns to spectators. He crowns overcomers. The Bible says, “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life” (Revelation 2:10). Faithful unto death is not a casual phrase. That is endurance under pressure, fidelity under threat, holiness under temptation, truth under ridicule. That is a saint who refuses to bow because he already bowed to Christ. James says, “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life” (James 1:12). Crowns are connected to trials. If you hate trials, you are hating the place where God prepares rewards.
A lot of Christians want to talk about their “calling” while avoiding the furnace that proves the calling. They want to be used by God but never wounded by God. They want to lead but never learn. They want platform without pressure. But God does not entrust His work to soft men. When a man cannot endure correction, he cannot endure ministry. When a man cannot endure hardship, he cannot endure leadership. That is why the Holy Ghost told Timothy, “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ” (2 Timothy 2:3). Not as a spoiled child, not as a church tourist, but as a soldier. Soldiers get bruised. Soldiers get tired. Soldiers get tested.
And the furnace does something the spotlight never can. It exposes motives. It burns off hypocrisy. It proves whether you love Christ or love comfort. When everything is going well, anyone can “praise the Lord.” When the bills hit, the health breaks, the friends leave, and the door closes, then you find out what you really worship. Job said, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him” (Job 13:15). That is crown talk. That is cross talk. That is a man who fears God more than he fears pain. The Christian who wants a crown without a cross is basically saying, Lord, reward me without proving me. God does not run His kingdom like that.
5. The Flesh Hates the Cross, So It Invents Excuses
The reason people chase a crown without a cross is simple. The flesh hates crucifixion. The flesh will do anything to avoid dying. It will dress cowardice up as wisdom. It will call compromise “love.” It will call laziness “rest.” It will call disobedience “boundaries.” It will call surrender to sin “struggle.” The flesh is a lawyer. It argues. It negotiates. It bargains. That is why God never told you to educate the flesh. He told you to crucify it. “And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts” (Galatians 5:24). Not comforted it. Not managed it. Crucified it.
So when the Lord puts a cross in your path, your flesh starts talking. It says, you deserve better. It says, that is too extreme. It says, nobody else does that. It says, God understands. It says, you have been through enough. And if you listen to it long enough, you will start thinking disobedience is self care. That is demonic psychology. The Bible says, “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh” (Galatians 5:17). That is a war inside you. If you pretend it is not a war, you will lose by default.
And here is the dangerous part. The flesh will even use Bible words to protect itself. It will talk about grace while refusing holiness. It will talk about liberty while feeding lust. It will talk about mercy while dodging repentance. It will talk about forgiveness while refusing to confess. But God’s grace is not permission to stay carnal. “For the grace of God… teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly” (Titus 2:11-12). Real grace teaches denial. Denial is a cross word. If a man says he loves grace but refuses denial, he loves an imaginary grace that