We are fallen, comfort-loving creatures, always on the lookout for ways to justify our self-protecting, self-securing, self-pleasing ways of life. This is not entirely bad, because God "richly supplies us with everything to enjoy." 1 Timothy 6:17. But the greatest joy in God comes from giving His gifts away, not in hoarding them for ourselves. It's good to work and have, but it is better to work and have in order to give. God's glory shines more brightly when He satisfies us in times of loss than when He provides for us in times of plenty. The health, wealth and prosperity "gospel" swallows up the beauty of Jesus Christ in the beauty of His gifts and turns the gifts into idols. The world is not impressed when Christians get rich and say thanks to God. They are impressed when God is so satisfying that we give our riches away for Christ's sake and count it gain.