God wants to bless you, but don't treat obedience like a vending machine. The speaker uses Joseph's story to show how favor works even in prison, and argues prayer shapes who you become, not just what you get.
God does desire to bless us. Yes, God does desire to increase you. Yes, he's a good father and he gives good gifts to his children. So there's nothing wrong with asking God for a new job, to help with the finances, for a healing in your body, for a breakthrough in your marriage. Those are good things to request from him. But you have to remember that we have to avoid entitlement. Entitlement looks like this: I obeyed God, I did everything He said to do. I followed the word, so where's my blessing, God? Or, Lord, I did what you said. Now you need to move how I require you to move. Well, don't forget who's the Lord and who's the servant. And think about the fact that even Joseph did the right thing and found himself in a seemingly wrong place. He fled from temptation in the house of Potiphar, and he was rewarded with prison. But that even was God's favor. So we have to avoid entitlement, this idea that prayer is about getting what we desire instead of becoming who God desires us to be.
