I was trying to save bandwidth. I had already posted that verse in this thread, so I guess you didn’t actually read this thread. I am sorry you haven’t had prosperity in your life. Or maybe you just haven’t recognized the blessings you have received.
I do recognize the blessings in my life.
Especially since He has blessed me with HIMSELF, and not stuff.
I have never seen such a shallow, entitlement minded mentality as that which exists within the church.
We have more than any 100 people ins some third world hell hole can imagine or want, and all we have is a church full of dissatisfied whiners who think they aren't prosperous unless they have perfect health, unfading beauty, live in a mansion, have their own airplanes and yatchs, and a fat Swiss bank account.
We in this country are ALL prosperous and these prosperity gospel preachers have so many duped into believing they are not.
And I am prosperous beyond what you know. You don't know my situation.
You'd do better not making so many assumptions about people. You know what they say about people who assume things.......
You do realize that if everyone lived like the Osteens, it would be average and no longer considered prosperous, don’t you?
Then what would be the new prosperous? They’d have to set the bar even higher.
And you know what? It would never been enough. There would always be the striving, the keeping up with the Joneses and a church full of people dissatisfied with what God Himself has chosen to give them and bless them with.
Never any gratitude.
Only *God, I need more. I want more. If you loved me, you’d give me _______. Don’t you love me? What am I doing wrong?* etc, etc.
Godliness with contentment is great gain and the prosperity gospel feeds on discontent.