IS WORLDLY PROSPERITY A BLESSING OR A CURSE?

Mark 10:29-30  And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. (KJV) Psalms 112:3  Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. (KJV) Proverbs 15:6  In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. (KJV) Matthew 6:19  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: (KJV) Matthew 19:24  And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (KJV) Luke 6:24  But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. (KJV)

Essentially, prosperity can be a blessing or a curse depending on the situation.  What the Bible is saying is that any prosperity in the world, though it can certainly be pleasant, is only temporary.  To put too much faith in the material possessions is certainly a curse.  The Mark 10 passage is saying that anything we give up for God will eventually come back to us multi-fold.  While it speaks of getting houses for giving up our houses, this is a parable and is meant in spiritual, not literal, terms.  Both the Psalms and Proverbs passages are speaking in poetic terms.  While worldly wealth could be a reward for faith, they are probably speaking of spiritual riches here.  The Matthew 6 passage is telling us not to put our faith in riches, but to put our treasures in the spiritual realm.  While many take the Matthew 19 passage to say that if you are rich, you will not be able to go to Heaven, I believe it means that you can't take riches with you, that no matter how rich you are in this world, you will not be a rich man upon entering Heaven.  The Luke 6 passage is speaking of balance in life (read all of Luke 6 to understand, but Jesus also gives woe to those who aren't hungry).  It's meant to make those who are rich consider those who are poor and share their riches with them.  Not a contradiction.