Philippians 3:10 (NIV84)

¹⁰ I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

Paul writes wanting to know everything about Christ to include His suffering unto death. This is the real heart of God. How often do we truly seek the heart of God verses what we consider the positives of God? Usually what we seek is for God to bless what we are doing and remove any possibility of suffering, So, how do we claim to seek God's heart and will, when we know it includes trials and tribulation that we constantly pray to be removed? Seek God's true heart and stop trying to get the easy way out.