It is a mistake to not give GOD the Glory. What happens when we glorify our own selves is that we think that we are this or that when in truth we are nothing more than barely human (which you can easily see in the behavior of others but rarely in ourselves) or humane. We are not really very smart or wise or powerful and not to mention we pray on each other. We are feeble and pathetic. When we don’t give GOD that Glory we assume that we are more than we could ever be on our own.
If you spend all of your life getting all of those things that you believe will make your life worth living than you will have missed what life is really about.
Life is not worth living once you have developed contrary abilities that are required to make a fortune and how do you live; but to wallow in it, something that you should have learned as a child was not good for you.
When we give GOD the Glory we keep our run away imaginations from getting the better of us. When we give GOD the Glory we also give credit where credit is due and confirm the truth about our selves in this reality. It is right to be appreciative for what we receive from HIM by way of acknowledging what we would be without HIS intervention. Also in giving GOD the Glory we acknowledge HIS ability to rescue us from ourselves. So it is right to confer appreciation for a gift given to an unappreciative child from a caring and benevolent Father.
It is not by accident that we are living here in a learning and challenging environment. This world is but a school to teach each and every one what good is and why we should appreciate it.