I'll tell you what - that "shame" you want to spread around to all of us, including me? You keep it. These televangelists types want to convince people that that they don't have wealth because they're somehow not living right. That's a disgraceful manipulation. I don't begrudge them having above average lifestyles, but tying the "lesser" means of others to a lack of faith is where they lose me.
Well .. I didn't lose you!
God said, "you reap what you sow" - I didn't write that!
The seed you sow (from your income) is directly related to the condition of your heart - because there is nothing closer to your heart than your money. If you can't give to those WHO DESERVE IT then you have no seed sown and no harvest to reap! Your choice!
That doesn't mean that I believe in giving to any idiot who claims to be a minister. It's up to YOU to CHOOSE WISELY where you sow your seed. But .. to just sit around and whine about every ministry you see prospering (even when you don't know what they're preaching), that's just ignorance.
God told us in Deuteronemy - "I've set before you life and death, blessing and cursing .. now YOU CHOOSE. Then, God, in his wisdom gave us a clue: "but choose life".
And .. by the way .. I am not ashamed of where I sow my money.