Can Creator comment on the distinction between motivation fueled by the desire to avoid suffering, versus motivation fueled by hope and anticipation of joy and success?

This most people could reason quite nicely, a rationale for hope being superior to having someone left to their own devices and perhaps succumbing to inner fears, particularly when these are out of conscious awareness. The very act of feeling hope is moving closer to divine alignment by definition, so it is a visible demonstration of progress towards a desired goal of making something better happen with one’s life. Turning to hope, generating it from within, is often in response to a divine outreach with reminders that there is always the possibility of things getting better if one does something. This is a typical kind of nudge that can be given within the rules of engagement, because then the recipient has the choice to embrace the suggestion or reject it. It is simply a reminder that forward progress might be possible, because people can lose sight of that through growing inner negativity, particularly when there is a war going on down below and the self is being relentlessly undermined and denigrated by demonic beings creating a savage series of attacks with endless criticism. Few can stand up to such an ongoing onslaught and be their best, so this puts people at a tremendous disadvantage and it is quite a challenge to overcome.