re: It's a Devil Thing

I'm not a Biblical scholar and I don't want to criticize Ms. Chizik or Jay in particular or turn this into a theological debate but it's a little disconcerting how much improper doctrine and ideas there are in the church in general. I personally think the prosperity gospels confuse people and lead people astray more than they help. There seems to always be an unhealthy obsession with blaming every lack of success both financial and otherwise on the devil instead of the fact that one's own failures or misdeeds/sins are usually to blame. Maybe this turmoil is actually an act of God's grace towards the Chiziks. I wonder if Ms Chizik ever considered that.