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.
Well, you are shortly going to be able to discuss this all with Jesus, and explain to Him how much discontent the prosperity gospel sowed. All that effort, and not a single soul was saved. 35,000 people in one church and not a Christian among them. Such a waste.