Is God a Miser?

"We try to think, ok, what? How can we set this up so it's really good for you?" he asks. "Because people are often also timid about trying to get something that's good for themselves because they feel that it's selfish or that they don't deserve it." He says god doesn't seem to be opposed to the success of the people that he's chosen. 'In the old testament, it's like, if you put in the effort, and you accept the covenant, and you make the sacrifices, then you get to be successful'...